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Hard To Ignore
Daniel 5:1-9 As a child, I had a Bible that had illustrations of various passages spread throughout. One of those illustrations was of a giant hand inscribing a message on the wall of a banquet hall....
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God Sees Us Through
Daniel 5:10-17 I know a staff member who was wrongly accused at her workplace of misconduct. It caused a stir in the workplace. Ultimately, evidence proved that the staff member was in the clear and...
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High And Mighty
Daniel 5:18-21 Scientific studies propose that feeling powerful may suppress the part of the brain that helps us connect with others referred to as the “mirror system.” This mirror system is a group...
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Idols
Daniel 5:22-30 You would think that being able to identify an idol would be easy. After all, the Old Testament describes a variety of idols that the people of God stumbled over again and again. Yet, I...
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You Before Me
Philippians 2:1-8 One of the characteristics I’ve never understood is when people obviously do not consider others around them. Standing in line and someone jumps ahead. Sitting at a restaurant and...
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Who Shapes You?
James 4:1-10 Before I could complete my degree to become a licensed school counselor, I had to participate in three internships under the guidance of experienced, licensed counselors. One of the...
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Expecting Positive Outcomes
Psalm 71:1-5 The value of hope cannot be measured: It sustains us when times are troubled, lightens the load we carry, and empowers us to make right choices. We have hope in the Lord because of who...
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A Peculiar People
Daniel 6:1-9 Holiness people are a peculiar people. Throughout the history of the movement, going back to its early Methodist ancestors, the ways that Holiness people have gone about their lives in...
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The Strength of Habits
Daniel 6:10-15 There is a special truth that can totally change the way that we live our lives, especially when we are trying to change or implement a new habit in our routine. It is not a special...
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Cool Under Pressure
Daniel 6:16-22 After being brought up on charges by his opponents, Daniel’s response to the situation was not noteworthy because of the brilliant defense he mounted before the king, or the eloquent...
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A Life of Praise
Daniel 6:23-28 Throughout Scripture, we are treated to story after story of God’s miraculous hand guiding specially-appointed men and women into victory. After the euphoria of the moment had passed,...
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A Compassionate Judge
Isaiah 30:15-21 What comes to mind when you imagine a judge sitting in a courtroom? Perhaps it is a formal, stodgy person who is weary of the parade of cases they’ve had to adjudicate. Or perhaps it’s...
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A Community Response
Isaiah 30:15-21 There is perhaps no better indication of who a person really is than how they react under adversity. Real adversity, real stress, can bring out the true character of a person, and for...
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Confident Children
Hebrews 10:15-25 “You have my full confidence.” Have you ever heard someone say that? When a person tells another that they have given them their full confidence, it means more than just a...
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A Vision In The Dark
Daniel 7:1-7 In the National World War I Museum and Memorial stand the remnants and stories of the weaponry and destruction brought on humanity as a result of the global upheaval of the first world...
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Messiah’s Dominion Assured
Daniel 7:8-14 When we read Daniel 7, we cannot help but think forward to the idea of Messiah! Specifically, we look from the passage in Daniel to Ephesians 1:20-22 and Philippians 2:9-11. Our hearts...
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The Truth of All This
Daniel 7:15-22 In Daniel 7:16, amidst the euphoria of the entire passage regarding the end of all things in verse 22, we see Daniel wanting to know the truth. Daniel sought the truth of all things...
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His Kingdom Is Everlasting
Daniel 7:23-28 In The Chronicles of Narnia, it was the mighty lion Aslan who knew with certainty that he needed to go to the stone table in order that his sacrifice would fulfill the freedom for the...
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Christ Must Reign
1 Corinthians 15:20-28 Many people are wired these days to solve problems in a quick manner. We’ve grown accustomed to addressing our problems in a manner consistent with most television sitcoms or...
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Determined To Praise
Hebrews 12:22-29 Life is full of “if/then’s.” Ideally, if we exercise regularly and eat wholesome foods, we may prolong our lives and be healthier people. If we drive on the side of caution on the...
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