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EXEGESIS vs. EISEGESIS
Paul instructed Timothy to “preach the Word” (2 Timothy 4:2). In essence, he was telling him to give voice to the message already contained in the Scriptures. Timothy’s responsibility was not to make the Bible interesting by adding something to… Continue reading
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Stay On The Tracks
This old photo records a train wreck that occurred in Paradis, Louisiana in the early 1900s and offers a lesson on life. A railroad track is to a train what God’s Word is to human life. A train doesn’t become… Continue reading
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Something Greater
It is easy to read Ephesians 1:3–14 and come away thinking, Look at everything God has given me! We have been blessed, chosen, adopted, redeemed, forgiven, given an inheritance, and sealed with the Holy Spirit. And certainly, we should rejoice… Continue reading
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THE EMPTY CHAIR
THE EMPTY CHAIR The “Empty Chair” speaks different things to different people. To someone, it was simply a broken piece of furniture—discarded, unwanted, left beside the road for another to pick up and carry to the heap. To another, the… Continue reading
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A Certain Faith for an Uncertain Future
A Certain Faith for an Uncertain Future Mr. Jones received a call from his doctor’s office. The voice on the other end said, “Mr. Jones, I’m afraid I have some bad news. You only have twenty-four hours to live.” Stunned,… Continue reading
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STAY ON MISSION
STAY ON MISSION2 Timothy 3:1; 4:1–5 We instinctively respond to danger by seeking safety. But when Paul warned Timothy that “perilous times” were coming, he didn’t tell him to hide, retreat, or wait for better days. He told him to… Continue reading
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THE GREATEST DANGER
“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come” (2 Timothy 3:1). The greatest danger of living in a dangerous culture may not be what surrounds us, but what slowly influences us. Influence rarely announces itself. It… Continue reading
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LIGHT FOR OVERCAST DAYS
Life often hits us with cloudy days. Not dangerous storms—just overcast. Blah days. Annie sang it to us, “The sun will come out tomorrow,” and Jessi Colter reminded us, “Storms never last.” Scripture tells us something even better. “Weeping may… Continue reading
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Walking in the Light You Have
“Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him.” — Genesis 5:24 One of the questions that has always intrigued me is this: What did Enoch know? He lived before Moses wrote the Law. He lived… Continue reading
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When the Law Reached My Heart
Scripture: “…as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.” — Philippians 3:6 At first glance, Paul’s words seem difficult to reconcile with his testimony in Romans 7. How could the man who described himself as “blameless” also… Continue reading
