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Satan is a master of subterfuge (deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal). In today’s environment there are many elements contributing to social disorder – some clearly with substance, but others that are part of a long-term agenda. We need to be careful to separate the wheat from the chaff and not be deceived…

God gives us help and guidance through His Word. In his letter to the congregations in Rome the Apostle Paul serves as a major conduit of that guidance when he writes, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is…

Washington Gladden was one of the most well-known American preachers of his day. He wrote an article titled “Three Dangers” that ran in The Century Magazine in August of 1884. His concern was for the strength of our nation. Excessive drinking and gambling were two of the dangers he wrote of. The other danger he…

We are in a time when the unimaginable must be seriously considered. Our world is on the brink of major revolution. As presidential hopeful Joe Biden is quoted as saying, the death of George Floyd will, “… change the world … one of the great inflection points in American history.” Little does he realize that…

How are you processing the unfolding events – both worldwide and locally? By processing, I mean taking the individual components and analyzing them to reach a wise conclusion. It is important that God’s people use the “sound mind” He has given us to assess the developments around us which impact us by degrees. We would…

The position of being separated from God by sin leaves a person very exposed to the forces of tearing down and destruction. How can we be certain of this? Because God has already written the playbook. Through the prophet Isaiah, God states, “But your iniquities have separated you from your God…” (Isaiah 59:2). Sin and…

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So, we are at 42 and counting. This is the sixth Sabbath of the seven we are to count toward day 50. The Day of Pentecost is calculated as per the instruction in Leviticus 23:16. “Count 50 days …” Other Holy Days are given a specific calendar date, so why do we count 50 in…

What is human greatness to you? What sort of definition comes to your mind when you think of someone being “great”? Some might think of personality, intellect, wealth or physical prowess as something that sets someone in the realm of the “great.” Obvious and publicized accomplishments that make one’s name widely recognized would surely be…

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We have an amazing opportunity to fine-tune our appreciation of the “simplicity that is in Christ.” The world is struggling to find its way under intense pressure exerted by a worldwide crisis. Throughout this process we have been able to see for ourselves the working of the human mind without input and direction from God.…

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