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It’s a big week for Jesus. You know, Easter and all that. So, as long as we’re all thinking about Him to one degree or another, He’s got a question for us. (Actually, it was initially for Peter. But it’s for you and me, too.) Jesus was...
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Sometimes the Old Testament seems irrelevant. I yawned my way through the dividing of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel (Joshua 13-21). And when I was just about to nod off, one gem of a verse caught my heart and made all that boring reading worth it....
believe, Bible, faith, God, growing, Spiritual legacy, truth
(For the story of my salvation, read Part I, Part II, and Part III.) I became a Christian through a long process that culminated in November, 1999. Once I decided that Jesus was really who He claimed to be – the One True God and the only Savior that could make...
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(For Part I of my story, read Spiritual Legacy: I Once Was Lost. For Part II of my story, read Spiritual Legacy: What Difference Did God Make?) I was 16 when I relied on God for the first time. It was more like I threatened God, telling Him that it was His...
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There is a popular idea out there that it doesn’t matter how you choose to worship, as long as you are sincere. Within this idea is an unspoken conclusion that, somehow, no matter which religion turns out to be right, the god(s) of that religion will honor the...
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This blog focuses on tying the Bible together with real life. And real life, as you may have noticed, is full of struggle, discontent, and confusion. That being the case, most of the posts you read here address the undesirable effects of being human. I try to make...
