If I were to ask you to draw a picture of Jesus and Peter during that incredible walking-on-water scene, which direction would Jesus be facing? Would he be facing Peter or looking away? My guess is that ten out of ten people would portray Jesus with his gaze immovably fixed…
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Have you ever read a scripture in God’s sacred word only later to learn that you completely misunderstood what it meant? Even worse, when someone would preach from that specific text it would irritate you. There was one verse in particular that annoyed me and made me feel uncomfortable, uneasy,…
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As I arrived at the port of Haifa in Israel on a cold January day, I had a mission in mind—to be baptized. I had only one day in Israel, and I wanted to see as much of it as I possibly could. Unaware of what awaited me and how…
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“My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.” John 10:27-28 We moved into a new house with a pool when Missy was five and didn’t know how…
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Grace-full moments. We can't live without them. When we extend grace to others, despite our flaws and weaknesses, we reflect something of the very nature and character of Christ. With grace, sin becomes the enemy, not people. What was it that enabled Paul to endure such sinful opposition and rotten…
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We continually witness the ugliness and damage hate produces. Why do we allow it to prevail? Because love, life and truth must be received and released freely through yielded lives and minds. Truth is often misunderstood and misapplied. Transforming truth must be delivered in unconditional, redemptive love. Freedom allows all…
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Prior to the pandemic we used to hear so much about open doors. Churches looked for ways to open doors for ministry, while businesses and schools implemented open-door policies. People would say, “I’m waiting for a door to open before I step out in faith. I know God’s going to…
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I’m one of those people who was raised in a family where there was no question about whether God existed or whether Jesus Christ was the Savior. I don’t really remember a time when I didn’t believe. Just as surely as my parents fed me plenty of vegetables to maintain…
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I was single for much longer than I’ve been married. And when l was single, there was a certain part of my job that was harder than anything else. I have always loved being onstage. It’s exciting when hundreds or even thousands of people are singing along and having a…
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In the story of the paralytic man being lowered through the roof of a crowded building so that Jesus might heal him, most people focus on the faith of the paralytic man’s friends. But have you ever considered the story from the paralytic man’s point of view? Did he need…
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