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THIS LAMB WAS DIFFERENT
Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 5:7 For hundreds of years, the people of Israel had celebrated Passover. Every year, they remembered that remarkable night when God delivered their ancestors from Egyptian bondage. A lamb was slain, its blood was applied to… Continue reading
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A LETTER FROM A CHRISTIAN LIVING IN CHINA
An imagined letter to Christians in America Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I understand that some of you are discouraged by the recent elections in America. You are concerned about the direction of your country and what the future… Continue reading
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HOPE BEYOND THE MYSTERIES
1 Corinthians 15:17 — “And if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!” There are questions about life and God that I cannot answer in any final, simplistic way. There are mysteries I… Continue reading
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Knowing the Unknowable
Paul prays in Ephesians 3:19 that believers might “know the love of Christ which passes knowledge.” At first, the words seem contradictory. How can we know something that surpasses knowledge? Paul is not saying that Christ’s love cannot be known.… Continue reading
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A Graphic Reminder
A football helmet is a good thing—but you wouldn’t trust it to save you in a head-on collision with a freight train. That is what it is like to trust your good works to get you to heaven. The problem… Continue reading
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DON’T WAIT UNTIL IT’S TOO LATE
My maternal grandfather introduced me to an old saying: “You can’t spit so high it won’t come back down.” It was his colorful way of saying that what we do eventually catches up with us. We express the same idea… Continue reading
