Jesus said to the Apostles… Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19, ESV). Easier said than done. If Jesus had given this commandment just 50 years earlier, it would have been impossible. Augustus Caesar ruled the Roman Empire from 27 […]
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The Bible teaches that God is good… Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! (Psalm 34:8, NLT) Scripture also says God is great… Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness (Psalm 145:3). In Christian literature over the last
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Watch, for the Day of the Lord is coming! (Zechariah 14:1a, NLT) I grew up in a theological environment that taught, “Prophecy about the end times is figurative.” In seminary, I enjoyed taking classes that covered a single book of the Bible; what a blessing to spend a semester discussing the Gospel of John, the
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Dictionary.com lists “six-seven” as the word of the year in 2025. The word, now known by everybody, creates a cacophony of groans with those under 18 years old when used by those over 18. We might say we know of the word “six-seven,” but no one yet has defined it, and since those over 18
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But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind (James 1:6, NIV). Faith holds fast while doubt wavers. Doubt literally means going back and forth; often it’s not entirely evil or good, but sort of lukewarm, which
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The Word of God is deep calling to deep. You can read a verse daily for 50 years, and every time you read it, the Spirit reveals something new. I’m a test case of this depth found in the Bible, as evidenced by a single verse. In February of 1972, Romans 12:1 was the second
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And Jesus said, “A man had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his wealth between them. And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he
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God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them (Genesis 1:27, ESV). Let’s consider, “Will artificial intelligence be good or bad?” There are differing opinions. One in-the-know tech guru writes, “Artificial intelligence will augment our intelligence.” While the most in-the-know physicist of the last century,
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So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image (2 Corinthians 3:18, NLT). Every time a waitress sees my white hair and raises her voice,
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The plowers plowed upon my back, they lengthened their furrows (Psalm 129:3, NASB). One translator rendered the above verse, “When your enemies treat you like dirt and walk all over you.” We’ve all felt walked on and demeaned by others. When this abuse happens unjustly, Psalm 129 teaches us to Accept it, Benefit from it,
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