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Beware the Gruesome Beast

As Halloween approaches, something I’ve thought of for years is the existence of vampires and werewolves. Not the fictional book and Hollywood types, but the spiritual equivalents of these mythological monsters which do NOT appear in scripture. These fantastical creatures originated in early European imagination but have gained a strong foothold in modern society as […]

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This Sword Won’t Slice

As I write this, today’s verse-of-the-day on the YouVersion Bible app is Isaiah 54:17. What an appropriately timed reminder in these days that we live that weapons aimed our way are ineffective and powerless. Our Godly inheritance is vindication from judgmental attacks and ridiculing tongues. We live on the side of righteousness and holiness in

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Fruit Face

We’ve all heard the saying, “I can tell by the look on your face,” and we’ve certainly made that observation. Being social creatures, it’s pretty easy to tell what’s going through someone’s mind by their expressions. Scripture teaches us our face radiates a happy heart to others. But Jesus also warned against false prophets saying,

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Come into Agreement

Agreement is powerful. No one stands alone without high risk of being overpowered by natural or supernatural enemies. Ecclesiastes reminds us, Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken. (Ecc 4:12 ESV). The second of that cord is our alliance with one another. The

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The New Dark Ages

The darkness of the enemy upon the Earth has been present ever since Satan tempted with the forbidden fruit. But in our world today the pace and magnitude have been accelerated as we progress further into the end times. For some, the thought may be a fearful one. But the true believer knows it is

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A Woke or Awake?

Plain and simple, Woke Culture is demonic. Impersonating morality, it flies in the face of scriptural doctrines and must be recognized as such. While the church is indeed mandated to fight against racism and injustice, Woke Leftists use these as evil weapons against good while cloaking them as the opposite, swapping the gospel for secular

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Greater Love

As we have lost those dear to us I am compelled to remind all of what we already know but often slips our daily attention—life is fragile and fleeting. Not one of us deserves life or earns it. Neither can we will it to ourself or others. We cannot extend life by a prodigious desire

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A Peace of My Mind

Jesus gave us many gifts: forgiveness, love, grace, mercy, wisdom, understanding, and eternal life to be spent in His magnificent presence. But He also generously imparted to us another facet of who He is. Not just peace, but His peace, the peace of God that passes all understanding, guarding our hearts and minds. The world

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