Faith
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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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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
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NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 1)
NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 1) “See to it that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.” — Hebrews 12:15 There is an old saying that rings true: Nothing buried alive dies. Many of us think… Continue reading
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NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 2)
NOTHING BURIED ALIVE DIES (Pt. 2) The Voice Within Unresolved sin has a loud voice. Its name is guilt. Like buried wounds, unconfessed sin never remains silent. We may suppress it, excuse it, or convince ourselves we’ve moved beyond it,… Continue reading
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WHAT MONEY CAN’T BUY
When you consider your house, your land, your vehicle, your furniture, your investments, your savings, and every other possession you own—what is your net worth? Now do that for every person on earth. According to recent estimates, the combined net… Continue reading
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The Post In the Middle
“For we are His workmanship [poem], created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10).” When I framed this photograph, I wasn’t photographing the lone post standing in the middle… Continue reading
