On Monday, for the next few months I will write an Interruption in summary of one book of the New Testament. Today it’s the OG (Old Guy—that’s me) on the Book of 1 John. We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy (1 John 1:4, NLT). There isn’t another book […]
Psalm 104 is the nature lover’s psalm. You placed the world on its foundation so it would never be moved (v. 5, NLT). Fifty years ago, I was walking on a hiking trail in southern Ohio, noticing the absolute beauty of my surroundings, when I saw a young man (in fact, I was young back
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The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7, ESV). I want the peace of God to guard my heart and my mind. When I have trouble, I don’t want my mind spinning with questions and concerns, and I don’t want my heart to
The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God (Leviticus 19:34, NIV). I live in a community that now has thousands of recent immigrants from Haiti. Estimates range from 10 to 20 thousand in the past few years and thousands more in the
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Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers (Ephesians 4:29, NKJV). Some talk too much, and others too little. I fall into the “too much” category, and since I talk five times as much as other people, I have more opportunities for
In 2000, Bruce Wilkenson wrote a book 93 pages long. In three years, it sold nine million copies and was on the New York Times Best Seller List for 94 weeks. The book, simply entitled The Prayer of Jabez, has blessed the lives of millions. Not only is it an odd book for a New
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in summary of one book of the New Testament. Today it’s the OG (Old Guy—that’s me) on the Book of 1 Peter. 1 Peter was the second book of the Bible that I memorized (James was the first). I’ve meditated on this book for decades. One verse motivated me to spend the next 40 years
Psalm 146 is a feel-good psalm. The topic of this psalm is hope and help. Joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God (v. 5, NLT). I write a blog; King David wrote about 80 of the 150 Psalms. No comparison between my blog and King
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Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall (2 Peter 1:10, ESV). Calling is the purpose of our lives. Every follower of Jesus has a unique purpose designed and monitored by God through spiritual gifts and ministry opportunities. It’s an individual and narrow
First, a verse on fear in the last days. . . People fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world (Luke 21:26, ESV). Second, a verse about the plotting of the evil one. . . Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of
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