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Our Hope: The Comfort of Christ

Within the span of an hour, I learned that two sisters-in-Christ lost loved ones this morning. One friend lost her 10-month-old daughter. Braelyn was born prematurely and with Downs syndrome. For most of the last year, their small family has lived in the hospital, praying for one more breath, afraid ...

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You Are Immortal, So Is Your Destiny, Part I

God is life. There is no way around it. When you get to know God—through the gentleness, love and compassion of Jesus, His Son—you revel in this truth. Why? Because with God there is no shifting shadow. (James 1:17) He is not a human that He should lie. (Numbers 23:19) ...

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I Had A “Baditude”–Do You Have One?

I had a baditude.  And it was an extremely nasty one.  But I found the remedy, and I took the medicine that cured it.  I share this story with you because I have to ask, do you have one too? A baditude is pretty much what you may think it is ...

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Matthew Henry: Faith and Hope In Suffering

Some readers may have heard of Rev. Matthew Henry, and in fact some may have used and read some of Mr. Henry’s biblical commentaries. Matthew Henry (d. 1714) is one of the most respected biblical scholars of the past three hundred years; his work is exhaustive–yet inspired and relevant. But ...

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Thy Will Be Done: Do We Really Mean It?

Do you really mean it?  You have probably prayed it hundreds of times: “Thy will be done, thy kingdom come.”  Have you ever considered what the will of God looks like?  Sometimes we speak mindlessly; that’s dangerous.  Words have meaning.  Only humans have the privilege of expressing our minds, will and ...

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