Category: Christian Faith & Life
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Do I Choose to Believe in God?
“This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For…
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What Does God Say About Favoritism?
It probably won’t surprise you to know that God has strong warnings for his children about showing favoritism. Even people of the unbelieving world would wholeheartedly agree that showing favoritism causes problems. Think of the child who sits alone on the playground because the other kids don’t want to play with her . . .…
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God Has Made Himself Known
“[God] made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel: The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For…
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Why Do We Need Law and Gospel?
“‘Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?’ declares the Lord. ‘Is not my word like fire,’ declares the Lord, ‘and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?’” (Jeremiah 23:28-29) The prophet…
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What Does Jesus Say About Worrying?
“Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes” (Luke 12:22-23). Worry is exhausting. It consumes our time and attention until it’s all we think about. Nothing good comes from…
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Not About the Money
“Someone in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.’ Jesus replied, ‘Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?’ Then he said to them, ‘Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions’”…
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Held and Not Forsaken
“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, you descendants of Abraham my friend, I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.…
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What Is the One Thing Needful?
“‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her’” (Luke 10:41-42). Martha opened her home to Jesus and his disciples, giving them a place to rest from their…