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Full of Idols

“Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.” Acts 17:16 July 21, 2025 The Athens Paul visited was notorious for its pursuit of meaning by worshiping Athena – the worship of the mental, Zeus – worship of might, […]

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A City of Idols

“Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols.” Acts 17:16 July 18, 2025 The city of Athens in Paul’s day was an upside down world. It boasted of its glorious past and reveled in its intellectual sophistication. But

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Resisting the Devil

“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 July 16, 2025 Becoming a Christian immediately embroils us in warfare (Jas. 4:1). The book of James alerts us to our adversary. Demons lurk (Jas. 2:19), the tongue can be set on fire by hell (Jas. 3:6). We have

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Hard Hearts

“What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened.” Romans 11:7 July 9, 2025 It was Martin Luther, the Reformer, who said, ”The human will – like a horse – if God sits on it, it goes where God wills; if Satan sits on it,

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Another Generation

“O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds. So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation. Your power to all those who come.” Psalm 71:17-18 June 30, 2025 Generations come and go like

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Finishing Well

“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 June 26, 2025 “And Saul approved his execution.” “But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged man and women and committed them to prison” (Acts 8:1-2). This was the same

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Focusing on the Future

“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 June 24, 2025 No matter what one’s political persuasion, you have to be impressed with the determination, self-discipline, training, and mission-focused pilots of the B-2 bombers. They flew a highly complex mission for 36 hours

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