Read: Luke 4 Jesus quickly went from being commissioned in chapter 3 to being tested in Luke 4. The Israelites went through the Red Sea and then faced forty years of trials. Jesus in a similar fashion faced forty days of temptation by the devil. Here, Jesus was starving…. can you imagine not eating anything…
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Read: Luke 3 In chapter 3 we see that John the Baptist went “into all the vicinity of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins” (v. 3). John was doing the job that was foretold that he would do. Prior to the Messiah’s coming, there was to be one like…
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Read: Luke 1 As we begin these 24 days in Luke in preparation for Christmas, what better place to start than with Jesus’ conception! Many children have been conceived since the foundation of the world, but none quite like this. From the beginning of the book, Luke wants us to know that Jesus is no…
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Sometimes people say things that hurt us… At times a person may say hurtful things on purpose, but a lot of times we perceive words to be hurtful when that was not their original intent. Albert Mehrabian estimated that 93% of our communication is non-verbal. That means only 7% of what we communicate comes from…
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“Following Jesus” can be a phrase that Christians tend to throw around a lot. For those who are not from a Christian background, it may sound like a suggestion to just follow some dead guy’s teachings. For those who are from a Christian background, it may sound like a suggestion to just follow Jesus’ example.…
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Did They Really Walk Away? A couple weeks ago Joshua Harris decided to walk away from God and no longer considers himself a Christian. The man who wrote “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” and influenced my generation in purity and relationships has now kissed his marriage goodbye and renounced his belief in God. How is this…
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June is LGBT+ Pride Month and with it comes a lot of media attention. There are LGBT+ pride parades and rainbow flags everywhere you look! Many organizations have even altered their normal brand logos with rainbow colors for the month in support. On the flip side, many individuals have opposed the LGBT+ movement. Some have…
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Recently I read through the Book of Job from the Bible. One can’t help but read this book and finish it with a lot of questions. In the beginning there is a guy named Job, who is a righteous man and honors God with his life; he has done nothing specifically to deserve any sort…
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Despite the emphasis on joy in the Christmas season, for many it is not very joyful at all. Some are dealing with sickness, or many miss someone that’s no longer with us. For me, things have never quite been the same since my grandmother passed away back in 2000. We used to meet at my…
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