Imagine this bleak scenario: you find yourself convicted of a terrible crime and sentenced to life in prison. The conditions are terrible: filthy cells, meager food, and no relationships with people you can trust. The longer your sentence goes on, the worse the suffering becomes. The only way you’re leaving will be in a casket, […]
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The disciple of Christ has a new attitude toward their personal sin. Others’ sins might bother him and society’s ills might be personally discouraging and inflaming, but suddenly he sees that the biggest problem in the entire world is his own sin. Like David, he cries out, “For I know my transgressions,and my sin is
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It’s one thing to be clueless. But have you ever known someone who was clueless about being clueless? Maybe she saw herself as a great cook, but anybody who tasted her food would strongly object. Maybe they figured they were the picture of health—despite what their friends (and doctors) kept saying about their diet and exercise (or
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The following is a modified excerpt of a sermon preached by Pastor Josh in January of 2025. At times we erect monuments to remember things we don’t want to forget. We feel that it is so important that we want it etched in stone for everyone to see and remember whenever they pass by. Here
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Advent brings out an interesting mixture of emotions for me. On one hand, I remember the Decembers of my childhood and the anticipation of Christmas, presents, and an obscene number of cookies. As I’ve grown older, though, I’ve been initiated into “grown-up Christmas.” Finances can pinch. Weather can threaten. But more than anything, Advent is
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When we read the Bible and become engaged in God’s story of redemption, we learn some poignant lessons about God and His work on the earth. Here is a list of some of those lessons. These lessons help us to follow the Lord by faith when we wonder if He is working, because we are
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