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Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest … Continue reading
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All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations (Psalms 22:27-28). In … Continue reading
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise- the fruit of lips that openly profess his name (Colossians 2: 6-7). The coming of spring brought, at long last, relief to the Pilgrims. They met Squanto, … Continue reading
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will (Romans 12:2). Life in … Continue reading
But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Jesus Christ my Lord, for whose sake I have lost … Continue reading
The end of the world came last week. Again. It was a disappointment. Again. Not as disappointing as, say, the Mayan Calendar thing. Not nearly as unsatisfying as Y2K. Nowhere near the level of the promised Zombie Apocalypse that … Continue reading
Yesterday, I took the kids to an event billed as, “The Largest Civil-War Reenactment West of the Mississippi.” I haven’t done the research necessary to verify that claim, but I’m going to go ahead and believe. … Continue reading
I teach eighth grade. You’re welcome. One of the byproducts of my job is that I have become somewhat of an authority on current clothing trends amongst the middle-school set. There is a fascinating fluidity to their fashion that’s hard … Continue reading
They were like crazy people. Virtually no experience, maybe four minutes of training, and here they were, three kids charging up the Himalayas on quads. O.K., so they were only hills—they were steep ones. My brother-in-law invited us out to … Continue reading
Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children… (Ephesians 5:1). Have you ever watched a son watch his father? The boy studies the man, soaking up the Dadness of it all. Words, clothing, even mannerisms—the child models after what … Continue reading