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In The Waiting

Isaiah 40:27-31 Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God”? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow

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Good Grief, Part Two

The following days after Chuck’s death came a funeral, which even in Covid, much of the family was able to attend.  The funeral itself was beautiful, and I wouldn’t have done things much differently.  I largely differed to the family as to what they wanted from me, and it resulted in their home church taking

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Good Grief, Part One

John 11:32-37 32 When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved.

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The Lost Ones, Part Two

The three parables known as the “Lost Ones” are told in succession in order that we might see a dynamic connection across the three.  First, we are given impossible situations in each of the three: The shepherd is suggested to leave the safety of the 99 for the safety of the one.  He then enters

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The Lost Ones, Part One

Luke 15:19-24 20 So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed him. 21 Then the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am

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Predestination

Romans 8:28-30We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family. And those whom he

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Justification

Romans 3:21-26But now, apart from law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now

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