Take a moment to pray. Ask God to speak to you through his word—for his Spirit to convict you of sin, teach you the truth, and lead you in walking by faith. Setting the Scene Once when I was in college we took a spring break road trip from LA to Grants Pass Oregon. This…
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I will be like the dew to Israel. -Hosea 14:5 Christian! despise not spiritual things, because thou hearest not a sound therewith. Much that God doeth, he doeth in silence. -C.H. Spurgeon There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love the Super Bowl halftime show, and the rest of us. I’m…
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There are parts of the Bible that are tough to read. Sometimes there are places where sin is described in unfortunately accurate detail. Sometimes there are places where our our sin is clearly exposed. Sometimes there are places where brutal announcements of judgment offend our Western sentimentality. Big chunks of Hosea fall into the latter…
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Take a moment to pray. Ask God to speak to you through his word—for his Spirit to convict you of sin, teach you the truth, and lead you in walking by faith. Setting the Scene Infinite wisdom dictated the hour at which the Messiah should be born, and the moment at which He should be…
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So like a billion other people, I saw Avengers: Infinity War this weekend. My wife and I saw it with two dear friends in a packed theater of 500 people. No spoilers below, but I am going to ruin one joke in the movie. At one point in the plot some goods guys (man, there are a…
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Take a moment to pray. Ask God to speak to you through his word—for his Spirit to convict you of sin, teach you the truth, and lead you in walking by faith. Setting the Scene It’s hard for us to understand the degree of spiritual depression Israel experienced when the Babylonians destroyed the Temple in…
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And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, equipping the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into maturity with a stature measured by Christ’s…
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