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Journey Through Micah
Journey Through Micah In the 1950s, the Quakers coined an expression. Maybe you have heard it: “speaking truth to power.” We sometimes hear this phrase in different contexts, such as in the news. Perhaps you have heard that phrase recently. It is interesting how things come back around. There is a resurgence of certain ideas…
A Fruitful Winter
Today is the first day of the winter season, according to meteorologists who track winter weather from December through February. The official first day of...
A Thanksgiving Message from Mattaniah
This week, I have been reading again through the Old Testament historical record of Nehemiah. It is full of names and genealogies, and I am...
Love, Luck, and Wishes
On a recent vacation to Japan, I visited Kobe, the capital city of Hyogo Prefecture. This area is perhaps most famous for Kobe beef, a...
Journey Though Philemon
Journey Through Philemon It only takes up one page in our New Testament, yet it is quite a story. In our journey through Scripture, we...
45 Days of Praise
The coming holiday season of Thanksgiving and Christmas reminds us of both the goodness and grace of God. Turkeys and trees, family and festivities, gatherings...
Lessons Learned At the Funeral
Editor's Note: This article is a modified transcript of a recent message by Scott Pauley. The timeframe was soon after the public assassination of Charlie...
Journey Through Leviticus
Journey Through Leviticus A Christian lady was once asked if she had ever read the Bible all the way through. Her response was brutally honest,...
Striving Together for the Gospel
"Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may...
Journey Through 2 Corinthians
Journey Through 2 Corinthians Many years ago, William Burns was asked, “Are you ready to preach?” His answer: “Not yet. I have not yet got...
The Reality of the Resurrection
The reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the foundational tenets of the Christian faith. Paul lays it out clearly in 1...
When You Die, What Will Live On?
It was a sunny, crisp fall day when Tammy and I visited the Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Our trip to the historic cemetery...
Ebenezer
“And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord: and Samuel cried unto the Lord for Israel; and the Lord heard him....
Journey Through Jonah
Journey Through Jonah Jonah is the one Old Testament minor prophet that almost every child in Sunday School knows. This is the one book that...
10 Things to Do When Everything Changes
When Everything Changes... Sometimes the straightest line between A and B is not the route God chooses for us. His ways and thoughts truly are...
There Are Millions Of New Bible Readers. What Next?
How Should We Respond to the Surge in Spiritual Hunger? Millions of people are reading the Bible for the first time. A generation of young...
Overcoming Digital Decision Fatigue
Overcoming Digital Decision Fatigue Think of your favorite candy, sitting in a jar on the desk where you work, or close by your chair while...
