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Now That God Has Our Attention!
“And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.”—Romans 13:11. God doesn’t want us to spiritually sleepwalk through … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Current Events, Leadership
Tagged coronavirus pandemic, evangelism, priorities, repentance, wakeup call from God, worship
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Chance to Produce
If you haven’t heard, the spring college sports season has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. This has caused a lot of sadness on the part of sports fans, but the decision was necessary because of health concerns. The … Continue reading
Alignment
My wife and I bought a new car a few months ago. Well, it was new to us—a 2017 model. We knew that the car had been wrecked, but we liked the way that it looked and drove, so we … Continue reading
No Looking Back!
Luke 17:32 contains a short warning—“Remember Lot’s wife!” We all should remember what happened to Lot’s wife. Lot had been warned that he needed to flee the coming destruction of Sodom. He and his family were to leave without looking … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Leadership
Tagged God's wrath, holiness, illustration, Lot's wife, Luke 17:32, repentance, sin, Sodom
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Warning!
As I was driving this morning, I saw a dog up ahead venture out of his owner’s yard and begin to sniff at something dead on the road. I immediately slowed down and blew my horn to warn him to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged dog in the road, godlessness, illustration, repentance, Romans 1, sin, wickedness, wrath of God
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Caught!
It is interesting to read stories of bumbling criminals who make obvious mistakes that lead to their capture, like those who mistakenly leave a piece of paper with their name and address at the scene of the crime. I recently … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged bumbling criminals, confession, deer poaching, illustration, pride, repentance, sin
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The Effects of Gossip
A lady once went to talk with her minister about her troubled conscience. After some discussion, he said that her problem was gossip. She quite often maligned people behind their back, which is clearly prohibited in Scripture. “What can I … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership
Tagged conflict, gossip, illustration, misuse of the tongue, Proverbs about the tongue, remorse, repentance, sin
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Train Approaching!
A few days ago I was picking raspberries near the railroad track behind my house when I heard a train approaching. I wasn’t able to move very far away from the tracks, so I was close enough to sense the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged evil, godlessness, punishment, repentance, Romans 1, sin, train, wickedness, wrath of God
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Break the Mold!
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”—Romans 12:2. The devil has … Continue reading
Face in a Crowd
A man who was wanted by police in China thought that he could hide in a crowd of 60,000 people who had gathered for a concert. He was wrong. Cameras at the entrances of the venue had modern facial recognition … Continue reading
