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Zacapa 2014: WHAT A JOY
For ten days now Jamie and I have had the distinct pleasure of traveling with a group of the most selfless, courageous, and loving people I have ever known. They have endured physical discomfort, an...
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The Apologetic Muslim
Something both wonderful and sad took place earlier this week. I was hanging out with a large crowd of students in the minutes before a midweek worship gathering at our church when I began a...
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July 29 – To Be Loved
Matthew 3:13-17 …and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17 ESV) Experiencing the love of another is a special thing. Something that...
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July 30 – Whoever Hates Life
John 12:20-33 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. (John 12:25 ESV) We hoard. We gather. We save. We are trained, and intrinsically...
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August 21 – These Will Go
Matthew 25:31-46 “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” (Matthew 25:46 ESV) Jesus stated very plainly that in the life to come there would only be two...
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September 16 – I Am He
John 18:1-11 When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. (John 18:6 ESV) Armed men showed up with a secret team in the middle of the night to arrest Jesus. He had...
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September 26 – Denying Jesus
Matthew 26:69-75 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” (Matthew 26:72 ESV) Sometimes I stop and think about what Jesus must have felt concerning Peter and his other disciples....
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October 7 – Hell to the King
John 19:1-5 They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. (John 19:3 ESV) One of the most demeaning aspects of the horrors visited upon Christ during his final...
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December 13 – To Be Saved
Read: Acts 16:16-40 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” (Acts 16:31 ESV) Salvation is a simple thing. But bad religion has sometimes confused the...
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December 14 – Jesus: Christ & King
Read: Acts 17:1-9 And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to...
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