James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings (James 1:1, NASB1995, emphasis added). Bible teachers and preachers say the word “diaspora,” and so, since it’s the avowed purpose of Interruptions to keep readers among the most “knowledgeable” of all believers and ready to graciously jump Biblical trivia hurdles […]
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil (Ephesians 5:16, KJV). Early in my walk with Jesus, I read a short pamphlet titled “Tyranny of the Urgent” by Charles Hummel and underlined this quote… Your greatest danger is letting urgent things crowd out the important. Hummel, in his book, continued… We live in constant tension
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Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3, ESV). When God created the heavens and the earth, along with Adam and Eve, the world was perfect. Everything needed existed — for thirst, water; for hunger, food; even everything for the biorhythmic cycles of humans, the
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To the angel of the church in Ephesus write (Revelation 2:1a, NASB1995). In the Book of Revelation, the Apostle John writes letters from the Isle of Patmos to seven churches. These seven churches of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea form a half-circle in what was known as Asia (Turkey/Türkiye today). Note the
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Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven (Psalm 119:89, NLT). One of the most irritating aspects of Biblical scholarship is the “cultural agnostic elite” scattered through all forms of modern media, who speak and live as if the Bible contains myths and falsehoods, implying to their readers and listeners that only fools would
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Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them (Psalm 127:4-5a, NASB1995). Children are a blessing — also grandchildren! But how much does it cost to raise a child today? Reader’s Digest (RD) was the first magazine I started reading
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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2a, NASB1995). I’ve meditated on this verse for years. I don’t want to be conformed to this world, I want to be transformed by the renewing of my mind. The Apostle Paul indicates in Romans 12:2 that our transformation starts with how
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The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you (Luke 17:5-6, ESV). The apostles asked Jesus to increase their faith. Let’s ask Jesus today, “God, increase
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Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship (Romans 12:1, NASB1995, emphasis added). I have a long history of disliking hugs. Unfortunately, I pastored a church in which congregants didn’t listen when I said, “Hugging is unbiblical.” I didn’t have
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When interpreting the Book of Revelation, we should ask three questions: In chapters two and three, the Apostle John writes to seven churches in Asia (modern-day Turkey). His first letter is “To the angel in the church in Ephesus,” followed by six other greetings, “To the angel of the Church in Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis,
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