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An Outlaw In Need of Redemption

Redemption produces fruit from a barren tree. Reformation is the visible fruit of new birth. The only thing that separates the rankest nastiest horse from serving its owner in willing obedience is right relationship. But there is a caveat…

Saul of Tarsus was a dangerous man. Christians who crossed his path were persecuted, trampled, and killed. What caused the miraculous transformation that resulted in the ‘birth’ of the Apostle Paul? Relationship with the only One who could touch his soul – Jesus Christ

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Gethsemane and Calvary

It is impossible for humans to fully grasp the truth of Gethsemane and Calvary. One can intellectually relate to Christ’s suffering in the Garden and on the Cross from an historical perspective or one may experience their spiritual impact as a new creation in Christ. But what is it possible to know?

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12 Questions Jesus Asks You

Is your faith strong enough to banish fear from your life? Are you certain you know the true status of your personal relationship with Jesus? By the time you’ve answered the last question you’ll have a pretty good idea.

The Gift

Christmas Quotes Past, Present, Future

Christmas quotes for Past, Present, and Future. May your cup of blessing overflow…

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Cell Phone Photos, Plastic Surgery, and the Gospel

The curtain opened, revealing nothing magical at all, only the back of a tiny little man frantically pulling levers and speaking into a voice distorting microphone. The residents of Oz and surrounding environs looked to the Wizard for leadership, security, and believed him to have a supernatural ability to affect the course and outcome of their lives. When the curtain opened the lie was exposed.

Perfect Peace Among the Ruins – After the Earthquake

The underpinnings of the earth are loosening, both literally and figuratively. No one knows the extent to which the world will be shaken by the events in Japan and across the globe.

Even so.

Perfect Peace

Even so, the absolute proof of the grace of God is the perfect peace He gives His children. Our sea remains calm. Our hearts remain joyful. Our God is on His throne and His foundations will never experience even so much as a hairline crack.

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Life is an Obstacle Course

John 14:2 promises us a mansion in our “Father’s house”, but what obstacles do we have to overcome in order to arrive safely at its threshhold? This obstacle course of life is referenced in many places in the Bible, from Paul’s running the race, to the narrow gate, and to our celestial manor in John.

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Constrained by the love of Christ

Paul said that he was overpowered, subdued, and held as in a vise by “the love of Christ.” Very few of us really know what it means to be held in the grip of the love of God. We tend so often to be controlled simply by our own experience.

God is the Only Creator

Man can’t create anything… never has, never will.

Whether we talk about matter or energy, man and nature are only able to consume, transform, process, or alter. Only God can bring something that does not yet exist into the world or into a spirit. Mortal life is a zero sum game. No matter how often mankind shuffles the pieces, nothing new is ever added though the result may look different. God, however, adds to the equation daily.