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Purified
Last Sunday I ate and drank the elements of communion and returned to my seat. Looking down at the floor in front of my feet I noticed the register where the air circulates through the heating and air conditioning system … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged 1 John 1:9, blood of Jesus, confess our sins, forgiveness, heat register, illustration, worship
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Curing All Disease
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his pediatrician wife, Priscilla Chan, recently announced that they will spend $3 billion over the next decade in an effort to “cure all diseases in our children’s lifetime.” They plan to bring scientists and engineers … Continue reading
Life Saver
Sheriff’s deputies and other first responders have recently been provided with a drug that saves lives. The new drug, Narcan, immediately counteracts the effects of an opioid overdose. Narcan is the brand name of Narloxone, and it blocks opiates such … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged 1 John 1:7, blood of Jesus, first responders, forgiveness, illustration, Narcan, opiates, overdose, salvation, sin
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It Was Planned
Occasionally a songwriter will say that the blood of Jesus was “spilled” at the cross. Some scholars cringe at that kind of wording because such lyrics may imply that what happened at Calvary was an accident. Nothing could be further from the truth! What … Continue reading
Protection
Maxey Flats is a site in Kentucky where low-level nuclear waste was dumped between 1962 and 1977. The site contains about 4.7 million cubic feet of low-level waste. Some of that waste began leaking out in the 1970s, which caused … Continue reading
Get Rid of Those Mistakes!
Browsing in the school supply section of a store recently, I noticed a product called Jumbo Eraser. This eraser was huge—I refer you back to the name—and it had a clever phrase printed on it: “For Big Mistakes”. If only we … Continue reading
Feeling Fresh
A couple of days ago, I pushed a lawnmower for about an hour in 90 degree heat. The humidity was high also, so when I finished I was soaking wet with sweat. As I peeled off my shirt, I found … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged blood of Jesus, clean, dirty, dryer sheet, forgiveness, illustration, Psalm 51:7, sin
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Stains Removed
The carpets in our house were professionally cleaned about three-and-a-half years ago, just before we moved in. Some stains were removed, and the carpet looked like new. Recently, the stains have reappeared on the carpet. I thought it was strange, … Continue reading
Cleans Wonderfully
My wife really likes a certain cleaning product that she uses around the house. I don’t want to get into product endorsement here, but this household helper really does a magical job of erasing dirt, grime and stains that have … Continue reading