It's after dinner that I catch the replays on the news: footage of a tropical storm hitting hard in Haiti. Rain sheeting across a little, lithe Haitian boy running the wide-eyed and terrified, desperate for refuge from a storm bearing down. In the news clip, the shirtless kid grabs a…
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The older I get, the more significant each election seems to be. When believers approach an election, we must first understand what must be done before we can identify who can best help do it. Perhaps as important as any time since our nation’s founding, those who believe in divine…
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King Solomon is regarded in Christianity and Judaism as the wisest man to ever live. One story exemplifying his wisdom has become known as “The Judgment of Solomon.” In it, two women bring a case before him involving the custody of a newborn boy. According to the first woman, the…
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Contrary to popular opinion there is a spiritual war going on right now. Those who mock that suggestion, thinking that spiritual reality is a myth reserved for the primitive mind, do so at their own peril. There is a devil, and he has schemes intended to defeat humans and deface God: Finally,…
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Prior to birth, his mother had settled into a life of childlessness, her sterility a popular topic of conversation among the locals. She and her husband had become accustomed to their quiet existence. The days and years clicked by with calm consistency. Until one day. An angel shows up. Announces…
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It is important to take a good, hard look at what you believe. Afterward you must confront yourself, and you must confront your giant -- your Goliath who stands at the entrance of your personal promised land, taunting you, defeating you, and threatening to keep you from reaching your potential.…
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It only takes a teaspoon of rejection to drown an otherwise very alive soul with sorrow. Its poisonous flow has such a sharp potency that cuts through the skin and bone. In milliseconds it gets into the very core of our chests, causing oxygen to be blocked, and suddenly a…
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One of the toughest biblical topics we run up against in the church is the idea of holiness. We hear the term applied liberally. Israel is called the “Holy Land.” The pope is called “Your Holiness.” We sing about standing on “holy ground.” So we get the idea that holiness…
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My favorite Bible story is David and Goliath, probably because it's about the little guy (I can totally relate) who goes up against the giant and defeats him. I can't imagine how terrifying it must have been for David to face Goliath – an enormous, trained, and skilled soldier. David…
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Back when there was still an American Football League, the Super Bowl was played between champions from the AFL, and the eastern and western conferences of the NFL. But in 1967, nobody cared about the Super Bowl, given what transpired at the NFL championship game. The contest was a rematch…
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