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Hang tough – Hebrews 12,13
The great crowd of witnesses — 12:1 Although it isn’t likely that those who have gone on before can really see what the current world is doing, the figure of speech here does motivate us to faithfulness to think that … Continue reading
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Jesus’ early life — Matthew 1-4
Well, after so many months in the Old Testament, we’ve finally graduated to the New Testament, and especially to the Gospels. As we do so there are a couple of “housekeeping” details to note. The Gospels tell the life of … Continue reading
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The Christian and Trials
Jesus never promised us an easy discipleship. On the contrary, He was quite truthful about the difficulty that would accompany anyone following Him. Yet, there always seems to be a human part of us that expects things to go better … Continue reading →