Morning Minute

The Weight of Grief

“The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 March 30, 2023 Another shooting. A killer breaks into a school and ends the lives of three adults and three elementary school children. An angry identity confused, morally evil […]

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Reconciled

“More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” Romans 5:11 March 24, 2023 Let’s take another trip to the bank. The bank, as it were, is the person of Christ. By virtue of our connection to Christ in the new birth, not only

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An Opening Account

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 1:3 March 23, 2023 Imagine discovering that upon opening a bank account you already have an unlimited amount of financial resources on deposit. This is exactly what you have

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No Way Back

“And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.” Luke 16:23 March 22, 2023 Too many funerals deceive the grieving with the false belief that to die is a ticket to heaven. It’s a terrible and false theology to assume that justification before

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To Heaven and Back

“And I know that this man was caught up into paradise – whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows.” 2 Corinthians 12:3 March 21, 2023 How would you like a round-trip ticket to heaven and back? Farfetched? It happened to the apostle Paul sometime before he set

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A Time to Mourn

“… a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.” Ecclesiastes 3:4 March 17, 2023 A minute is not enough time to mourn when your best friend dies. But the emotional lightning bolt struck me when my brother-in-law, Cliff, finished his walk across the golden bridge

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