“She will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21 Recently I was speaking on Christmas from Joseph’s perspective, and we were taking a look at the names and their importance presented in Matthew 1:18-25. As a result, a very good question arose: “So, […]
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It can happen to the very best of people. It happened to Nicodemus. People are naturally prone to trust in themselves for entrance into heaven, i.e., they falsely trust in themselves, deeds, or religion; oddly this generally leads to spiritual pride. Nicodemus was the very personification of Bible knowledge, deeds, ceremonies, and religion, yet this
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Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that He opened for us through the curtain, that is, through His flesh, and since we have a great Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled
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As a mountain biker, I’ve come across a lot of unusual things in the desert: abandoned cars, Hohokam petroglyphs, mule deer, and windmills. Like a cottonwood tree, windmills are indicative that there’s a water source. Today we simply turn on the faucet and out comes the water, but just over a hundred years ago, you
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I recently discovered that I didn’t understand the correct meaning of the word sanguine. I had heard it many times but thought it meant sad or melancholy. However, as I did some research, I found I was quite mistaken. The word first and foremost is a color, “blood red.” Further, it means to be optimistic
Tailgaters. We’ve all had the experience of someone being right on our bumper who eventually passes you at speeds that make you feel as if you’re standing still. On one, only one, occasion shortly after I was tailgated and passed, something amazing happened. A police officer pulled the vehicle over. I have to say it
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Peter was not only a disciple of Jesus, but was considered one of the “inner three”. He, along with James and John are mentioned on multiple occasions as being the only ones who were present, or whom Jesus took with Him, when an extraordinary manifestation of His power and glory occurred. Albeit briefly, he at
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