Our Futures Look Positive
Ezekiel 47:6b-12 New life is a blessing! It reminds me of when seeds sprout, deciduous trees form buds, and much of the animal kingdom blesses us with little babies. Visiting a new place is exciting....
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Daniel 8:19-27 This unusual vision left Daniel a bit fearful and confused. The vision is about the end of time, the distant future. Through prophecy, the Lord gives us glimpses, but not a road map, to...
View ArticleMake An Eternal Difference
John 4:6-14 It is just like Jesus to use an ordinary set of life circumstances to create a holy encounter. Jesus was tired and hungry when He stumbled upon a human need. He tossed prejudice aside and...
View ArticleHeaven Will Be Awesome
Revelation 21:10-21 From the Bible we are blessed with glimpses of our future, but not usually with details or sequences. We can expect that our ultimate home will be full of new experiences and...
View ArticleEternity Has No End
Ecclesiastes 3:9-17 Eternity is time with no end. That is a stretch for our imaginations because we are familiar with endings. Finishing is a goal of its own, whether a race, book, meal, or the...
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Luke 1:1-10 It reminded Miranda of her wedding day. She and her husband were about to be ordained together as elders in the church, and it took everything in her not to break out in ugly, joy-filled...
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Luke 1:11-17 The right side of a person or place signifies honor and righteousness throughout Scripture (God creates and swears by His right hand, Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father, and...
View ArticleWould You Believe?
Luke 1:18-25 “He’ll never change.” I’m guilty of speaking these faithless words about a family member who has caused deep pain for many, myself included. Such hopelessness is only sprinkled into my...
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Luke 1:18-25 May 22, 2011, began and ended like every day before it. For Christian radio broadcaster Harold Camping and his followers, such normality meant that they had placed all their eggs in the...
View ArticleThe Law’s Purpose
Galatians 3:1-6 Paul cautions not to worship created things rather than the Creator (Romans 1:25). This plea is at the heart of his words to the believers in Galatia who were being pressured by false...
View ArticleWhole-Hearted Devotion
1 Peter 1:13-20 We are all actively conforming to something or someone every second of every day. The question is, are we conforming to sinful life apart from God, or to the perfect, holy Lamb who...
View ArticleLord of Heaven and Earth
Daniel 10:10-17 Daniel had just received grave news of Jerusalem’s future, which propelled him into an intense period of fasting and mourning. After praying in this way for 21 days with no...
View ArticleNever-Ending Kingdom
Luke 1:26-38 In Mary’s story, we encounter a young girl with a rather unimpressive story: a virgin, pledged to be married, from a small town. So when the angel appears to interrupt her calm, normal,...
View ArticleTo Trust In Jesus
Genesis 12:1-7 We move so easily these days. Imagine what it took for Abram to pack up his family, his possessions, and the life he had accumulated over 75 years. All the things that had to be moved!...
View ArticleMarching to Zion!
Ecclesiastes 3:9-14 The idea that God set eternity in our hearts is fascinating. The one thing that our finite minds cannot fathom is infinity or eternity. Eternity is not a logical formula; rather,...
View ArticleSee The King Someday
Daniel 7:23-28 The world seems more and more bent on tearing itself apart as the years roll by. We see neighbor pitted against neighbor; family member at odds with family member. Strife and discord...
View ArticleRedemptive Story
Matthew 25:31-40 In the world of content creation and publishing, you scramble for the copyright. Maintaining command of your own story matters. Unfortunately (and often unwittingly), we take up this...
View ArticleWash Away My Sin?
Romans 4:1-8 Justification and righteousness are heavy theological concepts that have been tackled by theologians across the centuries. Many have ruminated, debated, prayed over, and shared ideas...
View ArticleThere’s a Peace In My Heart
1 Peter 2:4-10 Do you remember during your childhood those moments when someone was choosing from the group? Perhaps it was for a ball game. It could have been when a classmate got to choose a friend...
View ArticleHoly Hundred Miles
Luke 1:39-45 This past summer Rachel and her husband hiked St. Patrick’s Way in northern Ireland. It was a time of great healing, great promise, and great peace. All the thoughts of a difficult year...
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