04/02/18 The Burden Bearer
READING: 1 Samuel 1-3 “I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.” 1 Samuel 1:16 It’s hard to explain what it’s like…
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7 Reflections on the Passing of Friends and Family
This past Friday—Good Friday, 2018—we laid to rest my mission partners and friends, Randy and Kathy Arnett. Yesterday—Easter Sunday, 2018—Jeanette Harvey, my beloved mother-in-law,…
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The Week in Review
In case you missed any of this past week’s posts, here’s the week in review:
Read More04/01/18 It’s Not Over
READING: Judges 16 “[They] buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah.” Judges 16:31 The Philistines were apparently having a…
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An Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
1 Corinthians 15:56-58 "The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the…
Read More03/31/18 Transforming Power
READING: Ruth 1-4 “Your God will be my God.” Ruth 1:16 The power of the gospel is so often evident when God dramatically changes a…
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Saturday Suggestions: March 31, 2018
Check out these helpful posts on leadership, reading, preaching, evangelism and communication.
Read More03/30/18 There Was No King
READING: Judges 19-21 “In those days there was no king in Israel.” Judges 21:25 We read the words again in today’s reading; in fact, the…
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5 Reasons We Take the Cross for Granted
It’s Easter week, and I’m thinking of the cross today.
Read More03/29/18 Our Own Eyes
READING: Judges 14-18 “Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Judges 17:6 When the world goes one direction, the pull of that direction…
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