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Are Magic Shows Wrong?
There are many Christians who believe that magic shows and magic tricks are sinister and satanic. Some allege demons are at work. Others, while acknowledging the make-believe and the sleight […]
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I Will Joy in the God of My Salvation: A Commentary on Habakkuk 3
The book of Habakkuk contains one of the most eloquent praise poems in the Scriptures. This is all the more remarkable when one considers that the book begins with the […]
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How to Stay Calm When Your Country’s Gone Crazy (and WHY has our society gone so crazy?)
Our nation is a mess. Society is crazy. But we can still be joyful and at peace in the Lord. We can all agree that 2020 was crazy, right? And […]
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The Justice of God
At some point in the final decade of the 600s BC (or BCE), the prophet Habakkuk went to God with a burden. The conversation that follows is a remarkable lesson […]
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Don’t Put Your Hope in Politics
Inauguration Day is upon us. And, depending on your political perspective, you’re either excited, relieved, upset, nervous, agitated, outraged or a whole host of other emotions. And yet… If you’re […]
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The Just Shall Live by His Faith: A Crucial Lesson From Habakkuk
Have you ever wondered why God is seemingly silent or “asleep at the switch” when it comes to all the problems and injustice of this world? If so, Habakkuk is […]
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Are You Quick to Listen and Slow to Speak?
One of the wisest exhortations in all of Scripture comes from the book of James. In that wonderful book, James (the half-brother of Jesus) writes these words: Wherefore, my beloved […]
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A Man Called Pain: The Story of Jabez in the Bible
In the book of I Chronicles, we meet a man named “Pain.” That’s right. A man whose name means “pain.” That man is Jabez. We don’t know much about Jabez. […]
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My Thoughts on God, Government, and America
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, America witnessed one of the saddest days in history. The Capitol Building, a bastion of democracy around the world, was stormed and essentially taken over […]
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When Pandering Ruins a Prayer: The Sad Case of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
In case you haven’t heard, Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) made headlines and became somewhat of a viral sensation with his “woke” attempt to be inclusive in his prayer before the […]
