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The Good, New Days
The destruction of Jerusalem brought inconsolable grief, a deep longing for the good, old days, but God had something new and far better...
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- Oct 19, 2015
The Meaning and Purpose of Life
In God, we find that our lives are not a result of random molecules coming together, but we are the result of His eternal decrees. We...
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- Oct 2, 2015
The Grand Narrative
The plans of God for His people will be completed with certainty. Today’s reading: Isaiah 24-26; Ephesians 4 1 O Lord, you are my God; I...
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- Sep 30, 2015
Dead and Desperate
Desperation, a sense of total helplessness and hopelessness, is essential to a minimal understanding of the love and mercy of God in...
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- Sep 29, 2015
Getting Re-purposed
Through Jesus Christ, you could say, we have been re-purposed for His glory. Today’s reading: Isaiah 16-18; Ephesians 1 7 In that day man...
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- Sep 7, 2015
The Man of Dust; the Man of Heaven
Today’s reading: Proverbs 11-12; 1 Corinthians 15:33-58 28 In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no...
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- Sep 1, 2015
The Grand Finale
God is worthy of all praise from all people, whether rich or poor, old or young, men or women, for His Son died to redeem sinners and is...
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- Aug 29, 2015
Who Do You Trust?
Today’s reading: Psalms 139-141; I Corinthians 10:1-13 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if...
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- Aug 8, 2015
Everything Good
Today’s reading: Psalm 82-84; Romans 8:19-39 11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing...
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- Aug 4, 2015
Joy in God Alone
Today’s reading: Psalm 73-74; Romans 5 25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. 26 My...
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- Jun 22, 2015
Obedience by Faith
Today’s reading: Esther 4-6; Acts 5:17-42 “Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.” Esther...
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- Jun 1, 2015
Which glory?
Today’s reading: II Chronicles 4-6; John 12:20-50 “…when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in...