Often, I reflect on the life of Paul and wonder what motivated him to keep on going with such zeal, even after being beaten, stoned, or whipped. What really was behind the statement from Acts 20:24…… “I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task…
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In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my Name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my Name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete – John 16:23-24 (NIV). When we see…
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John 17:2 Even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, so may He give eternal life to all those You have given Him. This is likely to be the shortest piece ever. There are two reasons for this. First, God gave me a really short message as I meditated on this verse. Secondly, time…
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Matthew 7:28-29 Now when Yeshua had finished these words, the crowds were astounded at His teaching, for He was teaching them as one having authority and not as+their Torah scholars. There I was (a few minutes ago), asking the Lord how to end this series on the Sermon on the Mount, when the Scriptures themselves…
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“What is it about the beautiful that it can bewitch and captivate a person who is intellectually alive, and just why does it excite wonder?” — Fr. Thomas Dubay, The Evidential Power of Beauty Some years ago, when the loss of our 12-year-old son was still raw and fresh, I had entered into a season…
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