Today’s 46 Word Advice Column

Advice books with advice on how to fix relationships have made authors millions of dollars (probably billions). Broken relationships is certainly a hot topic today as rioters vent in unproductive ways, people shoot or stab others, marriages crumble and political factions irritate each other like a large cyst on the...

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Loaves, Fish and Faith

God’s amazing faithfulness is chronicled in the Bible starting at Genesis. God’s amazing faithfulness is chronicled in our lives from the first breath we took up through this very moment. Once in a while, even though they are right in front of us, we fail to see His tremendous blessings...

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The Anniversary of the Destruction Two Temples

Today (July 30, 2020) is the anniversary of the Second Temple’s destruction in 70 AD. The Romans, under Titus, were putting down the Jewish Rebellion and in the process fulfilled Jesus’ prophesy. Today’s date on the Jewish calendar has great significance: it is called Tisha B’Av and it is a...

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Praying for Unforgivable People

We have all read accounts of hearings before the sentencing of the guilty party where the family of a victim says, even though they want justice for their loved one, they forgive the guilty person. The world marvels at the depth of the victim’s family ability to forgive. Some doubt...

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Balancing Our Prayers

Your experience may be different but try as I might to keep prayer orderly and balanced, I tend to  wander all over the place: praising Him, complaining, saying my perceived needs, praising Him, complaining, needs of other people – well, you know how it goes. If you don’t get it,...

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A Thought on Prayer – Part 1 of 2

Matthew 6:7-8 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.  Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” (ESV) Prayer is the one thing...

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The Danger of Assimilation

The inability to meet together (Hebrews 10:25) has significant ramifications. Not all of us can attend Sunday morning services because of the health hazard presented by COVID-19. Bible studies and other services have been canceled or moved online. We understand that it is difficult to “stir up one another to...

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Pentecost and Shavuot: A 3332 Year History

According to Jewish tradition, Friday, May 29, 2020, marks 50 days since the day after the Passover Sabbath. Leviticus 23:15 says, “You shall count seven full weeks from the day after the Sabbath, from the day that you brought the sheaf of the wave offering. 16 You shall count fifty days...

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God Dwells Among Us

The three previous posts looked at Passover and how it matches up to Good Friday and Easter. Today, we’ll look at one more event tied to Passover. Just after the children of Israel left Egypt, Moses received the Law from God. Through the Law, God revealed more about Himself than...

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Exodus in the Gospel, Part 3 of 3

Tonight (April 8, 2020) is the Jewish celebration of Passover. What does it have to do with Christianity? Everything! Passover and Christ’s resurrection were linked up until the Council of Nicaea where the Romish church decided not to rely on the Jewish calculations for the month of Nisan. Even with...

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