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Domestic Tranquility
“Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.” Deuteronomy 10:19 February 11, 2026 One of the purposes of government, according to our Constitution, is to insure peace and safety for its citizens (Rom. 13:4). “This would imply, for example, that the United States should control all immigration processes so that
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Legal and Illegal Immigrants
“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.” Exodus 23:9 February 9, 2026 The Old Testament distinguishes between the legal immigrant (Heb. word, ger) and the illegal immigrant (Heb. words, foreigner, nekhar and zar). “Illegal immigrants should not expect these same
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Immigration and the Christian
“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.” Exodus 22:21 February 6, 2025 Most of us in America share at least one thing in common. We are descendants of immigrants. Try to imagine what it was like for our ancestors to have left another country
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Persecuted for Righteousness Sake
“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.” Matthew 5:11 February 4, 2026 “What it means to follow Christ in Cameroon.” Christians in this west African nation pay the price for belonging to Christ. . . Christians living along the Nigerian
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The Winds of Persecution
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:10 February 2, 2026 “Radical Islamists and radical secularists are fighting side by side, brought together by a common enemy” (Erwin Lutzer, We Will Not be Silenced). Who is that common enemy? The church of the Lord Jesus
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Morning Minute
“Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” Colossians 3:5 January 30, 2026 The Christian’s new identity in Christ faces us with what seems like a paradox (a seeming contradiction). On the one hand Paul says “you have died” (Col. 3:3). Then he
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Heaven on Earth, Part 2
“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you will appear with him in glory.” Colossians 3:2-4 January 28, 2026 Biblical Christianity must not only be defended
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Heaven on Earth
“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.” Colossians 3:1 January 26, 2026 Who is the most important man in the universe? He is no dictator, president, prime minister, or any human authority or religious leader, past or present.
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The City of Man
“After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was made bright with his glory…Alas! Alas! You great city, you mighty city, Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” Revelation 18:3, 10 January 23, 2026 Satan, that arrogant impostor, seeks to build an enduring kingdom