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Predestination does not justify Christians not sharing the Good News

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Predestination is true, but it never excuses silence. God ordains the ends and the means: our witness is how He draws the lost to Christ.

We can be obedient and still sin.

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True obedience isn't just compliance - it fails when the heart rebels, motives turn selfish, or action waits instead of moving at once.

We don’t have an evangelism problem, we have a worship problem.

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Evangelism doesn't fail because we lack methods - it fails when worship has gone cold and joy in God has faded away first.

Mankind is in no position to judge God.

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We have no standing to put God on trial. His ways are higher than ours, and His perfect justice needs no human verdict to validate it.

Sunday School answers always fall short because man’s ability to comprehend God will always fall short.

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Every tidy Sunday School answer about God eventually breaks down, because His infinite nature exceeds our finite minds and words.

Like CliffsNotes, Sunday mornings are not enough to understand the deep truths of God. 

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One hour a week can't teach you the depths of Scripture. Real spiritual growth requires daily pursuit of God's Word, not just Sunday attendance.

Forget Right Versus Left; Think Vertical Versus Horizontal

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Right versus left misses the point. Scripture calls us to a vertical relationship with God first, then horizontal love for others.

”The best way to learn about God is to read, not feel.”

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Feelings rise and fall, but Scripture stands firm. God's written Word, not emotion, anchors true knowledge of who He is and what He asks.

“It is necessary to feel the weight of God telling you are wrong in order to feel the conviction of sin.”

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Conviction of sin feels heavy because God loves you too much to leave you comfortable in what is quietly killing you inside.

We hate in others what we see in ourselves.

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We often condemn in others the very sin we refuse to see in ourselves. Scripture calls this self-righteousness to repentance.

Pride is the underlying sin that drives all sin.

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Pride sits beneath every other sin, from lust to anger to envy, refusing to submit to God. Here's the Biblical answer to a proud heart.

Socialism is Quicksand

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Socialism promises security but offers only sinking ground; Scripture points to the one foundation that truly holds firm.

Something is seriously wrong when the world is offended by everything but sin.

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A world quick to cancel every offense but sin reveals a conscience numbed to God's law and desperate for the grace only Christ can give.

Living from God’s promises will allow you to love the world like no other.  

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When you live from God's promises instead of fear, love stops being risky and starts becoming possible for a hurting world.

If God’s Word cannot be trusted in one place, then it cannot be trusted in any place.

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If Scripture fails at one point, its authority collapses everywhere else. Biblical inerrancy is not negotiable in parts.

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Everyday Kindness Can Carry Someone Through a Dark Day

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Worship and Evangelism: Why Sunday Doesn’t Have to Choose

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Some churches chase seekers and lose reverence; others guard reverence and lose the lost. Here's how Sunday can hold both.

True Wisdom in Christ: Lessons from a Haunting Rock Ballad

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A teenager's search for peace in a rock ballad reveals why only Jesus Christ, not magic or feelings, can satisfy the heart's deepest longing.

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Why God created man?

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God created man in His image and with a purpose, but Adam lost it chasing God's likeness. Every hard thing since then is part of a plan already in motion to conform us to the image of His Son.
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“The Rod and the Staff are a symbol…”

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The rod and staff symbolize protection and guidance, with the cross embodying God’s justice and mercy.
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Artificial Intelligence – plus Transhumanism, and Quantum Computing = Our Future (part 1)

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God is Outside of Time

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God stoops to speak through timelines and sequences, yet He stands outside them entirely. That eternal vantage point illuminates Old Testament salvation, predestination, and why every human soul faces one decision that echoes forever.
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Moses's sons return to a father reshaped by his calling - a quiet, honest look at what ministry can cost a family left behind.
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Pope Francis told a Singapore interfaith gathering that all religions are different languages leading to the same God. Revelation warns of exactly this convergence, and the signs are worth taking seriously.
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Shame, Guilt, and Why We Hide From the God Who Pursues Us

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Guilt says I did wrong; shame says I am wrong. See how the Gospel frees us from shame and invites honest confession to God.
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The Power of the Tongue: How Confession Shapes Our Faith

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A guest reflection on Proverbs 18:21: how confessing God's power, not our fears, shapes a childlike faith that endures suffering.
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Predestination does not justify Christians not sharing the Good News

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Predestination is true, but it never excuses silence. God ordains the ends and the means: our witness is how He draws the lost to Christ.
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When God Humiliated the gods of Egypt

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Pharaoh's gods ruled the Nile, the soil, the womb, and the herd — until God turned every sacred symbol against Egypt. The ten plagues were not random disasters but a precise, public humiliation of the powers Egypt trusted most.
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UN Sculpture and the Bible

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God vs. gods vs. god

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Not every religion that speaks of one god means the God of the Bible. A close look at Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, and the Jehovah's Witnesses reveals how a single word can point toward heaven or mask something far darker.
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Does AI Kill Your Brain? The Cost of Outsourcing Thought

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AI takes great notes and gives the right answers. But every task we hand off is one less rep for our brains. A short story on why productive struggle still matters - and why easy is never the same as good.

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What the Bible Actually Says About Pride and Homosexuality

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Daily Bible Reading: Why No Christian Should Regret Time in the Word.

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Biblical Forgiveness vs. Therapeutic Forgiveness Explained

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Why are there multiple versions of the Bible?

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Dozens of English Bible translations exist, yet they all agree on the core gospel message. Multiple versions are a gift, not a problem, and reading several together gives a fuller picture of what God said.

Trusting God in Impossible Situations at the Red Sea

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Patterns of the Infinite: Understanding Chaos in God’s World

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A butterfly's wings can alter a tornado's path weeks later. Far from undermining faith, chaos theory reveals an underlying order so intricate it points straight to a Creator whose wisdom defies calculation.

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Choose Wisely

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A daily devotional reflecting on Acts 6:11 and the subtle ways we might speak against God or His sacred image-bearers without even realizing it.

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Question #10: What does God require in the fourth and fifth commandments?

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Answer: Fourth, that on the Sabbath day we...

Question #2: What is God?

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Eternal, infinite, and unchangeable — God stands apart from every false rival. His power, goodness, wisdom, and truth are without limit, and nothing in creation occurs outside his sovereign will.

Question #50: What does Christ’s resurrection mean for us?

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Christ’s resurrection offers hope for believers, promising new life and eternal life. Those who trust in Christ will be resurrected, while those who don’t will face everlasting death.

Question #21: What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God?

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Answer: One who is truly human and also...

Question #8: What is the law of God stated in the Ten Commandments?

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Answer: You shall have no other gods before...

Question #11: What does God require in the sixth, seventh, and eighth commandments?

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Answer: Sixth, that we do not hurt, or...

Question #20: Who is the Redeemer?

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Answer: The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus...

Question #16: What is sin?

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Answer: Sin is rejecting or ignoring God in...

Question #17: What is idolatry?

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Answer: Idolatry is trusting in created things rather...

Question #6: How can we glorify God?

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Answer: We glorify God by enjoying him, loving...