Tag: Bible study
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Escape Routes
Escape routes are important when there’s danger. The problem is we’re always trying to escape the wrong things. We want to escape responsibility and suffering, death and judgment, but that is not possible. We ought to be concerned with escaping the devil’s snare (2 Timothy 2:26), for that is God’s concern. It is not possible…
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Changing Identity
Sometimes our identity comes to be based on mistakes we’ve made in the past. We label others and they label us, and those labels “stick” in our minds. Is there anything about the way you identify yourself, or the way you feel others identify you, that you wish you could change?
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Overcoming Bitterness
It certainly isn’t wrong to lament if we’ve been disappointed or even to be angry if we’ve been treated unfairly. But when we allow anger or disappointment to fester and ferment, eventually we become bitter, thinking of ourselves as victims.
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Forgiving One Another (Part One)
The fact is we want to be forgiven much more than we want to forgive. But Jesus says we can’t have it that way. There is no getting around his simple teaching.
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Lost In Translation
Ever since Babel, language has been a confusing thing. And it isn’t just foreign languages that cause problems. Sometimes we can even be confused by our own language!
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How’s the Weather?
A thorough study of the Israelites in the Old Testament will make a person wonder why God ever chose them to be His “special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth,” (Deuteronomy 7:6).
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Staying Teachable
All of us, perhaps teachers especially, need to remain teachable. Even if I am a teacher, more than that I am a student, a disciple of Jesus.
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When Emotions Wash Over Us
Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.And do not hide Your face from Your servant. Psalm 69:16-17a Recently I shared a bit about my first trip to Mexico back in the summer of 1990. I had just graduated high school, and since I…
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What I’ve Learned About God By Being A Teacher
A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master.Matthew 10:24-25a As a teacher’s kid, the one thing I never wanted to be when I grew up was a teacher. When my Mom said…
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What I’ve Learned About God By Being A Nurse
Then Peter opened his mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.Acts 10:34-35 Today is National Nurses Day in the United States, and this coming Friday is International Nurses Day. Today’s post was written by my sister…
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