Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world (James 1:27, ESV). My wife traveled to Romania in 1991. A group from our church had listened to a newscast on ABC’s 20/20 entitled “Shame of a Nation” describing thousands of […]
Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God (Luke 1:34-35, ESV). Recently, I listened to a sermon by
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But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts (Romans 13:14, NASB1995). In February of 1972, I memorized Romans 13:14. I go over this verse in my mind several times each week. At 150 times per year for 51 years, that’s 7,650 days that I’ve meditated on this verse.
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Open up, ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of Glory enter. (Psalm 24:7, NLT). The Jews had a tradition of singing Psalm 24 at the gates of the temple every Sunday morning. This practice began with the building of Solomon’s temple in 950 B.C. and stopped when Solomon’s temple was destroyed
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I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better (Ephesians 1:17, NIV). All of us have heard of AI or Artificial Intelligence. I prefer SI or Spirit Intelligence. I think AI is an inherent oxymoron as artificial
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An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matthew 1:20, NLT). What we know about Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, is mostly found
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The Apostle Paul writes a little-known passage in 1 Corinthians that teaches us how to find God’s calling. Turn to your Bible now and read 1 Corinthians 12:4-7. It’s an easy 1, 2, 3 step process for knowing God’s will and walking in the adventure of His calling for our lives. That 3-step process is
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Though I scattered them among the nations, yet in far countries they shall remember me, and with their children they shall live and return (Zechariah 10:9, ESV). The Bible prophecies that Israel, after thousands of years of exile, would return to Israel. The nation of Israel was established 75 years ago in 1948. The Old Testament
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No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him (1 Corinthians 2:9, NLT). Common sense (which people claim I lack) is used as a justification for actions. We say, “Well, it just makes common sense.” For those of us who study the
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Psalm 38 describes what happens when we deliberately sin. If you are in the midst of a decision of dishonesty, maintaining an illicit relationship, dabbling in the muck of impurity, and you have justified this sin by thinking, “No one will know,” or “There won’t be any consequences,” then read Psalm 38 five times. In
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