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Verses Themes Gen. 3:13 The serpent tricked me. Deception/Deceit/Deceive Gen. 29:25 Did I not serve with you for Rachel? Why then have...
This shouldn't be a political issue - you're created for a purpose that has a lot ot...
God’s plan to advance his kingdom, however, takes a surprising turn: before deliverance comes disaster. Yet it is perhaps not so surprising...
As you read Ephesians 2, you get the idea that salvation by grace is a big deal. Verse 5 reveals that we...
Read Acts 17:16–34.Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and...
Jeremiah 21:12-14 is a prophetic word for Judah’s royal family, the descendants of King David. It begins: "Give justice each morning to the people you judge! Help those who have been robbed...
There are two books my family reads together at Christmas time. One is Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales; the other is Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. ...
What would it hurt to hide that little book? But to do so, I would have to hide a thousand other things.
The prophet yearns for the salvation of Jerusalem. Thus he cannot stop praying for her “until her righteousness shines like the dawn.” A few verses later, he urges his fellow Israelites to “give...
In the days before his passion, Jesus took a break from teaching in the Temple of Jerusalem in order to spend some time with his followers and friends in Bethany.
Chapter 12 marks a major turn in the flow of Romans. For eleven chapters, Paul has explained how God’s own righteousness leads us into a right relationship with him through Christ. Now he...
I’ve spent a lot of time with the Amish these past few years. I first encountered Amish outside of Arthur, Illinois, a...
Like most people, I enjoy hosting my friends. When people I know well come over for dinner, I feel relaxed and happy, glad to share my home with them. But as one who...
To this point in the story, Moses had several miraculous signs of God’s power. First, there was the burning bush that was not extinguished. Then God spoke from the bush. Then he turned...
These words of Jesus are as relevant to us as they were to his first audience. But if he were speaking today, he might not refer to moths, rust, and thieves. Perhaps he...
May I build my life upon you as my sure foundation.
I love hearing people boast about God.
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The third commandment literally prohibits God’s people from making “wrongful use” of the name of God. This...
