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Thorns and Diadems
And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows…
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Interruptions
Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing…
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Rights of Passage
“The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.” (Psalm 19: 7b) The stocky boy lay on top of me and stuck his arm under my legs, twisting my back in a painful wrestling move. I tried to turn away but he kept pulling me near. We were writhing on the ground surrounded…
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Glow
‘The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul’ (Psalm 19:7a) There are breakout moments in our days when we remember what the true gospel is really about. Jesus never invited people to come to him and find condemnation. He didn’t ask people to obey him in order to receive another heavy load. What…
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Does the octopus know it’s free?
“It is for freedom that Christ has set you free.” (Galatians 5:1) All three of my children have a gift of producing amazing art work and my older daughter created an incredible sketch recently. It showed an octopus flailing both behind and in front of ruled lines. The perspective was challenging because the creature seemed…
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Hope for the toothless monkey
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “vanity of vanities! All is vanity!” (Ecclesiastes 1:2) A Hollywood actress once told me that I was handsome. It’s a true story. In my twenties, I was cycling through a park in my hometown one day when I veered near two couples walking along, chatting together. I recognised my…
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“The Lord’s time for canceling debts has been proclaimed”
I went bankrupt in 2003. It’s not a subject some bankrupted people like to talk about because of personal pride and I can understand that. But I want to be open and honest, and say it happened to me. I was too unwell to work at that time and debts such as student loans from…
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The Great Anxiety
For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. (Romans 8:19) Another Bible translation I’ve seen (I can’t remember which) uses the phrase “great anxiety” rather than “eager expectation.” Anxiety is not something usually associated with expectation in a positive sense. I have my own personal experience with that…
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The Lord remembers you
Then Samson called to the Lord, saying, “O Lord God, remember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray, just this once, O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes!” And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars which supported the temple, and he braced himself…
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3 Pastors Glorified
All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they…
