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Supernatural Purpose
“Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?” declares the Sovereign LORD. “Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?” – Ezekiel 18:23 Death is easy. Anger is easy. Hatred is easy. It is natural for us to vilify our…
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Disentangled
“Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.” – I Peter 2:11 Peter wrote to the Church during a time of hardship. Government-sponsored persecution had driven many Christians out of the cities. They were reviled by…
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Casting Wide
“The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive…
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Verified
After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. – Acts 1:3 The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the most historically…
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Back From The Dead
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” – John 10:10 For over a decade, zombies have been all the rage. They’re in movies, TV shows, and books. In many modern zombie stories the…
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The Good We Get
It was one of those “Gotcha!” statements. “Imagine what the government could do with the tax money they ought to be collecting from churches.” The implication, of course, was that churches are financial shelters for ministers or other moralistic phonies to build their wealth and keep from sharing it with…
Between The Ditches 