Category: Faith and Humor
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Isaiah 53:6- Broken Humanity, Missing Pieces, and Who Can Repay?
A Beauchene skull. Fascinating. I have a hard time taking the creation narrative in Genesis literally, (who is really getting down with talking snakes?) For a long time I wanted to take it as allegory, but it is clearly taught as a literal event in Scripture. Humanity wants to believe that humanity evolves and progresses, but the truth of the…
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John 16:33- Jesus Wins!
“(Jesus said:)I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to…
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1 Corinthians 5:6-8 Throw Out the Old Dough
“Your boasting is not a good thing. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch, as you really are unleavened. For our paschal lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us celebrate the festival, not with the old…
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Matthew 28:11-15 The Day After: Damage Control?
And Pilate had asked, “What is truth?” (John 18:38) “While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened. After the priests had assembled with the elders, they devised a plan to give a large sum of money to the soldiers, telling them, ‘You…
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1 Corinthians 9:24-25 Race to Win, and Colossians 3:1 My Parents’ Wisdom
“Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it. Athletes exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one.” 1 Corinthians 9:24-25 (NRSV) Today’s question: Are you…
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Colossians 3:6-7 Lead Me Not Into Temptation
“On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient. These are the ways you also once followed, when you were living that life.” Colossians 3:6-7 (NRSV) Today’s question: What moral issues that tempted you once has Christ helped you overcome? Have you thanked Him for these victories? I do…
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Colossians 3:5 My Will vs. Thy Will- Get Rid of What is Not of God
“Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).” Colossians 3:5 (NRSV) Today’s question: What worldly passions do you struggle with the most? What needs to happen for you to have a victory over those passions? “Sin” isn’t a very politically correct word. Heaven forbid…
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Vanity and Knowledge vs. Innocence and Humility
“I, the Teacher,when king over Israel in Jerusalem, applied my mind to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has given to human beings to be busy with. I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun; and see, all is…
Here I Stand 