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Divine Design: The Heart-Tongue Connection
Divine Design: The Heart-Tongue Connection “If we had a creator, I would have to say that the creator is pretty stupid.” That quote was recently made by a celebrity astrophysicist. What an insulting statement! I admit, I did not even like repeating that statement in written form, much less saying it with authority as he…
Remembering and Rejoicing: Reflections on Awake 25
“Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God...
Journey Through Job
Journey Through Job The oldest book of the Bible is not the book of Genesis. Genesis goes back to the very beginning, no doubt, but...
Christ in Christmas?
As I write these words, I am sitting in my study at home watching snow fall gently on the already blanketed ground outside. I can...
Journey Through Joshua
Journey Through Joshua Are you living the victorious Christian life today? That is God's will for every one of His children — not for some...
Journey through 1 John
Journey Through 1 John Five men in the New Testament bear the name John. The name means “Jehovah is gracious,” but one of them seems...
Why the Story of Nathanael Sitting Under the Fig Tree Matters
Sitting Under Your Fig Tree “Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael...
Journey through Haggai
Journey Through Haggai There seems to be a lot of weeping when you read through the Old Testament prophets. And yet, there is a prophet...
How Social Media Shapes Our Hearts
How Social Media Use Shapes Our Hearts The average person spends roughly 2 1/2 hours per day on their mobile devices, with teenagers spending nearly double...
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...
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...
Journey Through Numbers
Journey Through Numbers In our journey through Scripture, we have now come to a most interesting book in the Old Testament, the Book of Numbers....
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...
