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PREPARED FOR ACTION
Reflections on 2 Peter In his second letter, Peter acts as a personal trainer. He writes both his letters “as reminders to stimulate [believers] to wholesome thinking” (2 Pet 3:1 NIV). His wants his audience “to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and…
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MORNING & EVENING
Jesus says, “take freely.” He wants no payment or preparation. He seeks no recommendation from our virtuous emotions. If you have no good feelings, if you be but willing, you are invited; therefore come! You have no belief and no repentance,—come to him, and he will give them to you. Come just as you are,…
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CONFLICT CREATORS AND PEACEMAKERS
Connect The Testaments2 Chronicles 29:1-30:27; 1 John 2:7-14; Psalm 104:1-15 Conflict can be good. And in communities, it’s inevitable. The ways in which we respond to it can display and develop character. But what if we are the ones responsible for creating conflict with others? John addresses the root of chronic conflict in a letter…
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WALKING WHILE WOUNDED ISN’T SUPPOSED TO BE EASY
Reflections on 1 Peter It’s been nearly a year since my wife and I experienced the heartbreaking loss of an unborn child. I don’t pretend to know why it happened—only that it did. A person in pain will do nearly anything for relief. I thought my spiritual understanding and the educational pedigree I was working…
Warrior Princess 4 Yeshua
