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In the Ten Commandments God has given us a gift by setting forth how we can and should live in relationship and community with God, ...
In the Ten Commandments God has given us a gift by setting forth how we can and should live in relationship and community with God, ...
For Christmas we have wonderful images, particularly from Luke and Matthew. From Luke we get the image of the baby in the manger, with the ...
This seems to be a season of worry, doesn’t it? Do we have enough food for the Thanksgiving dinner? Are the kids coming home for ...
What does God look like? Remember what happened when the Israelites were waiting for Moses to come down from Mount Sinai. This was after they’d ...
Have you ever been in an earthquake? I’ve been through several earthquakes. The area in Pakistan where I grew up as a missionary child was ...
Jesus tells the parable of the sower in Matthew 13:1-23. The sower throws out the seed and it goes everywhere. Some gets on that hard ...
In John 6:1-15, John gives us his rendition of the story of the feeding of the five thousand. He tells how Jesus was able to ...
Our existence is based on rhythm. There is the beat of the heart, absolutely necessary for our lives — when that stops we die. There ...
In Luke Chapter 12, when he is asked about possessions, Jesus tells the parable about the rich fool. This is a rich man, a rich ...
In the third chapter of John, Nicodemus comes to Jesus. He is a Pharisee, he’s one of the leaders of the Jews. As a good ...
Early in Jesus ministry, Mark 1:40-45 tells us of a time when a leper comes up to Jesus. Now Leviticus had set out rigid rules ...
Boy, the stock market has sure taken us on a ride this last week or two. I know different commentators have been putting different terms ...
Boy, the stock market has sure taken us on a ride this last week or two. I know different commentators have been putting different terms ...
Did you ever think about door hinges? It’s not something we usually think about, they’re just there. But they are important. They are not only ...
Light. Christmas is all about light, isn’t it? We have the lights on the trees, the carolers have their flashlights or their candles, we have ...
Psalm 111 is a wonderful psalm for Thanksgiving. The psalmist knew that God is not theoretical, and that God matters. If you delight in God, ...
The Lord’s Prayer in Luke 11:2-4 is different from the traditional one we usually recite from Matthew 6. It is shorter with only five petitions, ...
I’m going to make a confession to you: I hate to exercise. It’s such a hassle, takes up regular time when I think I could ...
We’re at the brink. Moses was at the brink. He’d been given the vision of the land of milk and honey for which he led ...
The Ten Commandments are so familiar. We learned them when we were small and memorized them. One, you shall have no other God before me; ...
What do you see when you look at a little baby? Those tiny hands, little fingers that curl around your little finger that seems so ...
In this devotional, I would like to look at I Timothy 1: 12-17. Paul is writing this letter to Timothy, the young man who has ...
The other day I was sitting and thinking, and there is a little habit I’ve picked up. When I’m sitting and thinking, I find that ...
“If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves, take up their cross and follow me.” (Mark 8:34.) The cross is a wonderful ...
Well, we’re going into a new year, and I wonder how many of us are wondering if this is the year we’re going to get ...
One of my favorite Christmas songs is “Mary, Did You Know?” Mark Lowry wrote it in 1984 when his pastor asked him to write the ...
In 2 Cor. 5:7, Paul writes that we walk by faith, not by sight. According to Paul, that should give us confidence. Do you walk ...
The Washington Wizards (4-21) are heavy underdogs (+11.5) as they try to stop a 10-game road losing streak…
The VMI Keydets (6-6) will hope to end a five-game road slide when visiting the Richmond Spiders (4-7)…
The Washington Wizards (4-21) are heavy underdogs (by 11.5 points) to break a 10-game road losing streak when…
On Friday, January 3, 2025, the New Orleans Pelicans (5-23) hit the court against the Washington Wizards (4-21)…
The Washington Wizards (4-21) aim to end a 10-game road losing streak when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks…