As I scan down the "results" of Super Tuesday, I am not surprised at this point. We've spent the last 40 years pushing God out of our schools, our homes, and our churches. The Bible is irrelevant to the majority of people who claim to be Christian, its commands seen as archaic and old-fashioned, and …
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Spiritual Strongholds: The enemy is in our camp! (Part One)
Spiritual strongholds begin with a thought. One thought becomes a consideration. A consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then to action. Action repeated becomes a habit, and a habit establishes a “power base for the enemy,” that is, a stronghold. (Elizabeth Elliot) I read this quote recently. It made me want to …
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Lessons From Leviticus
A person reading Leviticus on the surface may be "put off" a bit by all the descriptions of bloody sacrifice, laws of clean and unclean things, and so many details. But seen through the lens of Christ's sacrifice on the cross, which fulfilled every requirement, it is a beautiful picture of our redemption and atonement. …
When Waiting Makes Idolaters Of Us
Idolatry. The children of Israel struggled with idolatry. We see this pattern many times in the Old Testament. It seems to be a common theme in all of scripture, as even in the New Testament, we are warned over and over against idols. In 1 John, a book written to assure us of …
The Goodness Of God
Our “Gospel Project” is studying in Exodus, specifically Exodus 17. The children of Israel have left Egypt not too long ago, and on their way to the promised land are facing some challenges. There are so many life lessons in this experience for us! Particularly, they have lost sight of the goodness of God. How …
