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Tears wiped away in Heaven (Rev. 21:4) will be partly due to how we squandered the power of prayer on earth.

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Heaven's tears may trace to prayers we left unprayed. This quote confronts how lightly we treat intercession's real power.

Sometimes God answers our prayers by not answering our requests.

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God sometimes answers prayer by saying no. His silence is not absence; it is often His deeper mercy at work in our lives.

Leaving a Bible believing church full of sinners just because of sin, is a sin.

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Every congregation is full of sinners. Walking away from one over that fact can itself be a sin against grace.

The 3 Little Pigs – America no longer lives in a house of bricks (2 Sam. 22:2); but of straw (1 Cor. 3:11-13) and...

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America's cultural foundation has shifted from rock to straw, leaving false teachersu2014the wolvesu2014free to enter unchecked.

“OT offered insight into our sinful reality. Jesus is the example of our desired morality.”

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The Old Testament diagnoses our sin; Christ does more than model virtue— He atones for it and empowers new obedience through His Spirit.

You can’t pack all Christian theology into one verse, so don’t draw yours from one.

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The author warns against building doctrine on a single verse: true theology weighs the whole of Scripture, not one line pulled from context.

“It behooves Christians to keep close to the word of God, and in everything to seek the teaching of the Holy Spirit.” 

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Matthew Henry reminds believers that true guidance comes only when Scripture and the Holy Spirit's teaching are held together, never apart.

The Bible remains inerrant, even when the clay doesn’t understand what the Potter is saying to us (Isa. 64:8).

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Scripture stays fully inerrant even when we, like clay before the Potter, can't grasp what God is doing or saying to us today.

“The God of Your Own Making Will Never Confront Your Sin”

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We all want a god who blesses what we already want. Scripture describes something else entirely: a God who confronts sin because He loves us too much to leave us there.

Perhaps 75% of the church believes sanctification is becoming “nicer.”

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Most churched people think sanctification means becoming nicer. But "nice" can mask a lost soul. True growth begins with loving God, obeying His Word, and grasping the concept of His grace.

“Societal division does not deteriorate God’s sovereignty.” 

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Societies fracture, but God's throne does not wobble. Scripture reveals a sovereign Lord whose purposes prevail through every cultural collision, political upheaval, and generational divide.

“He that fears God, fears nothing else.”

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John Donne makes the point that reverent fear of the Lord frees Christians from anxiety, and roots true courage in God's sovereignty.

“Show Me Your Scars,” said the dying woman.

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When a parish priest came to absolve a dying woman of her sins, she asked one piercing question: show me your scars. Only Christ, the Lamb of God, can forgive sins.

“Fading faith has nothing to do with the lack of examples of faithful people.”

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Fading faith is rarely caused by a lack of faithful examples. More often, it begins in the private choices of the mind—but God still loves fading hearts.

“The greater your knowledge of the goodness and grace of God on your life…”

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A Biblical Christian reflection on Matt Chandler’s quote about praising God in the storm through a deeper knowledge of God’s goodness and grace.

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When Culture Rewrites the Church’s Confession

From abortion pill fights and gender warning labels to AI deception, pulpit compromise, and rising persecution, this week tests whether the church will hold Scripture or bend to the culture around it.
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Chosen Before Creation: Your Identity in Ephesians 1’s Gospel of Grace

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Before creation, God chose you - not for performance, but for love. Discover the gospel of adoption, redemption, and grace in Ephesians 1.

AI: The Trojan Horse Threatening the Next Generation

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Artificial intelligence promises convenience and connection, but Scripture warns us to test what looks like a gift before we trust it.

Unequally Yoked Marriage: One Woman’s Costly Lesson in Faith

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One woman's testimony on the grief of a spiritually divided marriage - and the hope of Christ's redemption after divorce.

Evil Entering Heaven: The Biblical Roots of Lucifer’s Rebellion

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Why did a perfect Heaven give rise to rebellion? This look at Lucifer's fall exposes pride as sin's oldest, most familiar disguise.

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Relationship Evangelism Is Fading in Our Restless, Mobile World

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Moving every few years feels normal now, but it's cutting off the long, slow friendships God has always used to draw people to Himself.

Fruitfulness in Exile: How God Grew Joseph’s Family in Egypt

Marie Grace, PhD -
Asenath's quiet story shows how God brings fruitfulness in unfamiliar places, even in exile, when we least expect to find it.

Easy-Believism and the Sin of Doing Nothing (James 4:17)

Jeff Hilles -
Knowing the right thing and not doing it isn't a minor lapse — James calls it sin. A hard look at the gap between belief and obedience.

Spiritual Awakening: Grace Opens Our Eyes to God’s Provision

Marie Grace, PhD -
A devotional on Proverbs 20:13, exploring how spiritual exhaustion numbs the soul and how God's grace gently restores sight to His waiting mercy.

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Why R.C. Sproul and Billy Graham Will Meet in Heaven

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R.C. Sproul and Billy Graham stood on opposite sides of the Calvinist-Arminian divide, yet their shared faith in Christ points to a deeper unity than theological rivalry.
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Famous Atheists Who Became Christians

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An Oxford atheist argued with friends until Christianity made more sense than materialism. These stories of scientists, journalists, and scholars who crossed from unbelief to faith still challenge and inspire.
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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 Joy That Outlasts Every Victory Parade

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When teams win championships, whole cities celebrate for a moment. Acts 8:8 points us to a deeper joy - one rooted in salvation and lasting because it comes from God, not from earthly triumphs.
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Abram’s Trained Servants: How God Prepares Ordinary People for Battle

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Abram's 318 trained servants routed an army that beat five kings—a picture of how God prepares ordinary believers before the crisis ever comes.
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Biblical Christianity in America Is in Crisis: The Data

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New research reveals most American Christians rarely live out Biblical truth—here's what Scripture calls us to do instead.
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How to Love God with All Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength

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The article explores loving God, growing in Christ, prioritizing His kingdom, and aligning life with His will. There is a need for a genuine relationship with God and loving Him with all one’s heart, mind, soul, and strength.
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One World Religion – From the Pope

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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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Why Mary Knew Jesus Would Turn Water Into Wine

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Mary’s words at the wedding in Cana reveal a deep confidence in Jesus long before His public ministry began. This reflection on John 2 explores what Mary may have understood about Christ, faith, and quiet trust in the Son of God.
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When Culture Rewrites the Church’s Confession

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From abortion pill fights and gender warning labels to AI deception, pulpit compromise, and rising persecution, this week tests whether the church will hold Scripture or bend to the culture around it.
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What Walking with Christ Looks Like in Everyday Life

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Walking with Christ involves daily choices, obedience, and faithfulness, leading to spiritual growth and a deeper relationship with Him.
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Prosperity Gospel Concerns and the Tommie Zito College Plan

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A new Christian college is planned for 2027, but with no published Statement of Faith, believers should test its teaching against God's Word.
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5 Ways AI Acts Like a Demon

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AI offers increased knowledge, similar to the serpent’s temptation in the Garden of Eden. It can lie, deceive, and tell people what they want to hear, mirroring Satan’s tactics. Ultimately, the article suggests that AI, like demons, can be destructive.
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Taking the Mark of the Beast and Still Going to Heaven

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AI, Bible Prophecy, and Christian Discernment

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This article warns that artificial intelligence is more than a modern tool—it may also reflect a growing spiritual danger. From Daniel 12 to Revelation 13, it calls Christians to seek God, not machines, for truth and discernment.
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Faith in Action: How a Roadside Meeting Changed Two Lives

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A chaplain stops to help a disabled homeless man and discovers that one small act of kindness can grow into friendship, faith, and lasting hope.
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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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“Scripture clearly states that God desires to save all people.”

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God desires all to be saved, yet Scripture also speaks of the elect chosen before the world began. A closer look at how foreknowledge, predestination, and free will may fit together without abandoning either truth.
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Cleansing Yourself to Become a Vessel for God

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A drawer full of clean clothes means nothing if a child keeps reaching for the dirty pile. Spiritual availability works the same way: dishonorable habits keep us from being chosen by the Master for good work.

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What the Bible Actually Says About Pride and Homosexuality

Scripture does not open with a rule about sex—it opens with a design. From Genesis to Romans to a single past-tense word in First Corinthians, the Bible's case is clear and consistent and offers hope for every sinner on the list.

Why did the female minister go to bed?

Scripture reserves the pastoral office for qualified men. Here's a gentle, verse-by-verse look at why and what the SBC's 2025 vote revealed about the debate.

Church: You’d Love To Help, But Stacking Chairs is not Your Spiritual Gift

God doesn't only use our strengths. Sometimes He calls us into the work we'd rather skip, reminding us that every member of His body matters.

Bible Receives Modern Update With ‘Morally Gray Edition’

A Babylon Bee satire imagines a "Morally Gray Edition" of the Bible that removes God's absolute moral standards. The joke lands because progressive theology really is trying to soften Scripture.

Besides Adam and Eve, what person in the Bible had no earthly parents?

Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land after Moses died, conquered Canaan in obedience to God, and pointed forward to Jesus through his very name, which means "Yahweh saves."

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

A satirical Babylon Bee headline pokes fun at our excuses, but the punchline is should not be true... no Christian has ever truly regretted opening the Bible. Here is why daily Scripture reading must be your soul's first meal of the day.

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AI: The Trojan Horse Threatening the Next Generation

Artificial intelligence promises convenience and connection, but Scripture warns us to test what looks like a gift before we trust it.
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Unequally Yoked Marriage: One Woman’s Costly Lesson in Faith

One woman's testimony on the grief of a spiritually divided marriage - and the hope of Christ's redemption after divorce.
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Prosperity Gospel Concerns and the Tommie Zito College Plan

A new Christian college is planned for 2027, but with no published Statement of Faith, believers should test its teaching against God's Word.
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Biblical Christianity in America Is in Crisis: The Data

New research reveals most American Christians rarely live out Biblical truth—here's what Scripture calls us to do instead.
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Abram’s Trained Servants: How God Prepares Ordinary People for Battle

Abram's 318 trained servants routed an army that beat five kings—a picture of how God prepares ordinary believers before the crisis ever comes.
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Faith Deconstruction vs. Rebuilding on Christ the Rock

Deconstructing faith may feel honest, but Scripture calls us to rebuild on Christ, the one unshakable foundation for life.
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Witchtok Tarot Star Alex Ashcroft Converts, Finds Freedom in Christ

A Witchtok tarot star with a million followers deleted her occult content and gave her life to Jesus Christ after a year of quiet searching.
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Public Moral Witness: Why Christian Silence Is Never Neutral

Moral silence in the public square is never truly neutral. It simply hands cultural influence to someone else, this essay argues.
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Law of Attraction Deception Creeping Into Christian Churches

A leadership bestseller echoes the Law of Attraction, a New Age belief now creeping into churches disguised as Biblical vision-casting.
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Self-Esteem Struggles: Why God Still Uses the Unqualified

Moses, Gideon, and Saul all felt unqualified, yet God called them anyway - and He calls you the same way, regardless of your past.
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Trusting God’s Presence When the Questions Never Get Answered

A father reflects on how mature faith slowly trades endless questions for the deeper comfort of simply resting in God's presence.
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Jericho Archaeology and the Debate Over Biblical History

A century of archaeology at Jericho has become a flashpoint in the long debate over whether Joshua's Conquest is history or legend.
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Transhumanism, Digital IDs, and the Coming Global Beast System

From brain-computer interfaces to central bank digital currencies and the agendas of global organizations, this piece traces how the modern drive to exalt human power echoes the end-times system Scripture warned us about.
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Third Temple Prophecy: Why Forcing God’s Hand Is Not Faith

A pastor's call to bomb Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock raises a deeper question: should believers force God's prophetic timing?
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The Quiet Damage of Good People Who Aren’t Paying Attention

A sobering meditation on the accumulated harm of small, careless moments — the laugh, the unanswered message, the post — and the six words that can still turn the count the other way while the window remains open.

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Chosen to Represent Jesus

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Fourth in our 5-part series on ‘God’s Purpose for...

When Answers Cannot Be Found

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Creation from nothing, a garden that vanished, a priest with no genealogy, a God who is three yet one. The Bible's deepest mysteries are not puzzles to solve but invitations to trust a mind infinitely higher than our own.

The Cloak of Zeal:

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God once clothed Himself in zeal like a warrior's cloak before stepping into battle to redeem. That same consuming fire is offered to every believer who risks growing cold on the long march.

Miraculous Relief from Our Secret Sin

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We all have those secret sins that don’t seem...

How the Holy Spirit Empowers Us to Resist Sin

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Sin cannot be defeated by self-discipline alone. This Biblical reflection explains how the Holy Spirit frees believers from bondage, changes their desires, and empowers them to walk in obedience to God.

Jesus said love each other, so why are we arguing?

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Theological debates can quietly shift from seeking truth to needing to win. Romans 14 points a different way: accept the weaker brother, pursue peace, and let love be the mark the world actually sees.

Could God Offer Salvation To Satan?

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God allowed a pathway to redeem mankind through the...

God Chose Love — the Surprising Answer to the Problem of Evil

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God could not create beings capable of love without also creating beings capable of rebellion. The existence of evil is the unavoidable shadow cast by freedom, and freedom is the only soil in which real love can grow.

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Choosing Christ Over the Comfortable Wrong Door

Rich Holt -
A game show dilemma and a first-century crowd's fatal choice both reveal the same temptation: settling for the familiar over the right and better path God has set in plain view.

Truly Astonished: Wonder at the God Who Saves

Rich Holt -
Acts 8:9 introduces a magician chasing wonder through illusion. This devotional turns our gaze to the far greater astonishment of a Savior who defeated death and delights in our fellowship with Him.

Tell Us More: Why God’s Word Still Shapes Us Today

Rich Holt -
Most of us can't recall a single line from last Sunday's sermon, yet God still uses His word to quietly reshape our hearts over time.

Standing Firm When Pressure Tests Your Decision

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Pilate had already decided to release Jesus - until pressure changed his mind. This devotional asks what happens when your convictions are tested by opposition.

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When Culture Rewrites the Church’s Confession

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From abortion pill fights and gender warning labels to AI deception, pulpit compromise, and rising persecution, this week tests whether the church will hold Scripture or bend to the culture around it.
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Chosen Before Creation: Your Identity in Ephesians 1’s Gospel of Grace

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Before creation, God chose you - not for performance, but for love. Discover the gospel of adoption, redemption, and grace in Ephesians 1.
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AI: The Trojan Horse Threatening the Next Generation

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Artificial intelligence promises convenience and connection, but Scripture warns us to test what looks like a gift before we trust it.
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Choosing Christ Over the Comfortable Wrong Door

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
A game show dilemma and a first-century crowd's fatal choice both reveal the same temptation: settling for the familiar over the right and better path God has set in plain view.
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Relationship Evangelism Is Fading in Our Restless, Mobile World

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Moving every few years feels normal now, but it's cutting off the long, slow friendships God has always used to draw people to Himself.
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Fruitfulness in Exile: How God Grew Joseph’s Family in Egypt

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Asenath's quiet story shows how God brings fruitfulness in unfamiliar places, even in exile, when we least expect to find it.
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Unequally Yoked Marriage: One Woman’s Costly Lesson in Faith

Nora Gwen Nora Gwen -
One woman's testimony on the grief of a spiritually divided marriage - and the hope of Christ's redemption after divorce.
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Truly Astonished: Wonder at the God Who Saves

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
Acts 8:9 introduces a magician chasing wonder through illusion. This devotional turns our gaze to the far greater astonishment of a Savior who defeated death and delights in our fellowship with Him.
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Easy-Believism and the Sin of Doing Nothing (James 4:17)

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Knowing the right thing and not doing it isn't a minor lapse — James calls it sin. A hard look at the gap between belief and obedience.
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Evil Entering Heaven: The Biblical Roots of Lucifer’s Rebellion

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Why did a perfect Heaven give rise to rebellion? This look at Lucifer's fall exposes pride as sin's oldest, most familiar disguise.

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Question #42: How is the Word of God to be read and heard?

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Answer: With diligence, preparation, and prayer; so that...

Question #4: How and why did God create us?

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Answer: God created us male and female in...

Question #18: Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished?

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Answer: No, every sin is against the sovereignty,...

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 # 23: Why must the Redeemer be truly God?

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Answer: That because of his divine nature his...

Question #14: Did God create us unable to keep his law?

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Answer: No, but because of the disobedience of...

Question #19: Is there any way to escape punishment and be brought back into God’s favor?

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Answer: Yes, to satisfy his justice, God himself,...

Question #12: What does God require in the ninth and tenth commandments?

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Answer: Ninth, that we do not lie or...

Question # 24: Why was it necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to die?

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Answer: Since death is the punishment for sin,...

Question #27: Are all people, just as they were lost through Adam, saved through Christ?

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Answer: No, only those who are elected by...