(Waxing a bit poetic this month… Think of the Psalms.) In the quiet of dawn, dew-kissed petals begin to stir under advancing sunlight as April enters silently. Weeping gentle silver tears, heaven entwines a veil of loving rain, a celestial embrace—God’s blessing descends enthusiastically to earth. Genesis 9:13 whispers to us: “I have set my rainbow in the […]
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March is chock-full of holidays ranging from National Pig Day on the 1st to National Pi Day (the number, not the dessert) on the 14th to my favorite National Goof-Off Day on the 22nd. But more importantly, March is a time of new beginnings and renewal. God decrees nature at this time to show off
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Hearts, candy, and romance are on the minds of most as February 14th approaches. While Valentine’s Day emphasizes romantic love, the Bible invites us to celebrate a deeper, all-encompassing love: Agape. Based on the Greek word for “unconditional love,” Agape transcends emotion. It’s the love God embodies—a love that gave rise to creation, sent Jesus
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A common practice of the world is to make New Year’s resolutions that nearly always falter by the time candy hearts and flowers are heaped upon loved ones. But Christians do things differently. Rather than resolutions, we commit to scriptural principles that change our lives and spirits. Let’s consider a few: Forgive those who have
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As we enter the hustle and bustle of the intensely commercialized holiday season, please take a reflective moment to forget about gift exchanging and festive foods, and instead meditate on the true reason for celebration, the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. The messenger Gabriel appeared to Mary, a young woman from Nazareth, over 2,000
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In Colossians 4:2, Paul admonishes us to pray with conviction and to approach it with an attitude of watchfulness and thankfulness, expressing our gratitude to God for all He has done for us. We should acknowledge His goodness and sovereignty in our lives while reminding ourselves of all the wonderful things He has provided, both
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Beloved, we know much better than the world. We know enough to use our God-given intellect filtered by the Holy Scriptures and led by the Holy Spirit to question the words of the world to see whether they are in line with God’s perfect will for us and for the unfolding of history. We must
The world is desperately wicked, and that wickedness is named as righteousness, fulfilling Isaiah 5:20 in which woe is judged upon those who call evil good and good evil. Darkness is substituted for light and bitter for sweet. The first sin was pride and selfishness, and the fallen children continued walking that path. But brethren,
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According to climate data, the last eight years have been the most scorching on record. But since reasonably accurate records have been kept only since 1880—a rather small sampling considering the age of God’s earth—that true statement may not represent the larger and more complete truth. Regardless, it’s been hot… The Bible talks about heat,
This month we celebrate with fireworks, parades, and barbeques the 2nd Continental Congress’s ratification of the Declaration of Independence that would lead to the formation of the United States of America, arguably still the best country on Earth. While evidence supporting that position is admittedly waning, it does not change one fact: we are dual
