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The Cave of Morpheus
“But with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.” Isaiah 11:4 August 28, 2023 Morpheus in Greek mythology was the god of
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Where is There?
“Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’” John 14:5 August 25, 2023 The famous western humorist, Will Rogers, is purported to have said, “I don’t need to go anywhere. I’m already there.” This is more than just a cute quip. It leads us
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A Puzzled Disciple
“Simon Peter said to him, ‘Lord, where are you going?’ Jesus answered him, ‘Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.’” John 13:36 August 24, 2023 The questions the disciples asked Jesus are revealing and useful to us. We probably, given the same circumstances, would have presented similar questions.
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Traveling Companions
“I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.” Psalm 119:63 August 23, 2023 The word that is going around in the media and in Christian circles is that we are living in the decline of the church in America. It is being called “de-churching.” Take a poll, starting
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Free at Last
“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 August 22, 2023 Jesus claimed to be the truth by which sets men free from sin. The truth is Jesus Christ. Libraries and halls of learning have been known to post the words, “the truth shall make you free.” But
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The Gift of Sympathy
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.” Hebrews 4:15 August 21, 2023 We know sympathy when we see it. Or better yet, when we receive it. To refresh our memory: “Sympathy
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The Curse of Death and Decay
“Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.” Romans 5:12 August 18, 2023 You are standing in the smoking rubble of what was once your house. The acrid smell of charred possessions sickens your stomach. What runs through
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God’s School of Suffering
“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” Genesis 5:20 August 17, 2023 Contemporary Christianity seems to be conspiring against a biblical theology of pain and suffering. The health and wealth gospel, the signs
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Creating Calamity
“I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the LORD, who does all these things.” Isaiah 45:7 August 16, 2023 Imagine, if you can, a wall of fire of 1,000-degree temperature coming toward you traveling at one minute in a mile. The Lahaina, Hawaii fire storm is an unwelcome