“The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades , being in torment, he lifted up his eyes…” Luke 16:22-23a January 31, 2025 Two current news events heighten our attention to what happens one minute after we die. AI (artificial […]
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“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.” James 5:13 January 29, 2025 There is a time to be sick and a time to be well. Ecclesiastes 3:4 says it this way, “There is a time to mourn, and a time to dance.” Among other things we grieve
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“And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’” Matthew 25:40 January 27, 2025 There are some verses in the Bible that get more than their share of abuse, or we might say, misinterpretation. Social
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“For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.” James 3:2 January 24, 2025 Growing up as a Christian has its challenges. One basic truth involved is learning to be a consistent doer of the
“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” Genesis 8:22 January 22, 2025 The seasons of the year bring their special memories. The cold winter winds rattling the windows of our once upon a time houses. Ice storms that shut down cities. Trees barren
“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 January 20, 2025 Are you a seeker of God? Before you answer, think it through. Non-Christians are not seekers of God
“And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it….when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.” Mark 4:4, 15 January 17, 2025 Jesus used short, true to life stories to illustrate biblical truth. One of those was that of
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 January 15, 2025 “As a lover who wants to be
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“Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:14 January 13, 2025 The doctrine of an eternal hell is a dreadful thought and one that in itself should shake anyone loose from their cherished unbelief. But it does not, given the depth
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“When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne.” Revelation 6:9 January 10, 2025 The fifth seal of the title deed to the universe reveals some of what happens in heaven during the
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