John 17:14-15 I have given them Your word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world just as I am not of the world. I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. Here is Yeshua’s second thought in…
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Matthew 5:19 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps and teaches them, this one shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. “Therefore!” That word demands that we continue our thought from the previous…
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Up until recently, in my almost 70 years, I always thought nothing could top the tumultuous year 1968– my freshman year of high school. Vietnam, assassinations, cities burning, “Prague Spring,” presidencies toppled, revolutions everywhere, and so much more! The comparisons have been made many times between the last 2 1/2 years and that fateful year:…
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At eight years old, my family and I relocated from Detroit, Michigan, to sunny Jacksonville, Florida. Sounds like a dream come true, right? Well, not really. While moving away from the ice and snow would be most people’s best-case scenario, for me, it meant leaving grandparents, uncles, aunts, and all of our family. No, for…
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Now, more than ever, we need to rediscover the depths of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. It will be worth it, leading to a deeper intimacy with God and the transformation of our lives. Such intimacy produces more of Yeshua’s kingdom ministry within our midst, and healthier and more fruitful relational congregations that…
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