In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach (Acts 1:1). The teachings, actions, and miracles of Christ defy our fleshly imagination. Hearing of someone turning water into wine, walking on water, healing the blind, and finally a resurrection sounds more like mythology than history. The […]
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I’ve experienced loss financially, relationally, personally, and professionally. We all have! If we don’t leave the past, then we won’t move forward. It’s difficult to move forward as our flesh wants to luxuriate in the bitterness, anger, and resentment of our past; it’s easier to feel sorry for ourselves than to start over. Let’s consider
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What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Romans 8:31-32 ESV What can we expect in our relationship with Jesus, not our
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Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits (Matthew 7:15-16a, ESV). One Friday in the 1970s, at our One-Way House ministry (that became Fellowship Church), the Jehovah’s Witnesses knocked on the door in the morning and then the Mormons in the afternoon.
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My father, Clinton D. Edwards, served in the Army with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. That meant my dad jumped out of planes from 300 to 1,200 feet in the air, falling at 20 feet per second until hitting the ground. At 20 feet per second, the impact was about 6 mph or the equivalent
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And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: ‘The words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword’ (Revelation 2:12, ESV). This is the third of seven letters to individual churches in the Book of Revelation. You can see Pergamum on this map, noting that all seven churches were on an ancient postal system.
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Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written (John 21:25, ESV). I’ve been writing every Friday about reasons to know that the New Testament is reliable. (See Interruptions #1858 and #1864 for
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I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them (1 Timothy 2:1, NLT). In the New Testament, the word “intercession” is used many times, but the word translated “intercede” in 1 Timothy 2:1 occurs only twice in the New
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For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12, NLT). My wife plays Pokémon®. At home and when we travel, she’s online battling the evil rulers and world forces of
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For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith (2 Timothy 4:6-7, ESV). The Apostle Paul felt pressure from all directions, from travel, sickness, Jews, Romans, false teachers, and even fellow believers.
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