“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.” (Micah 5:2) The word Advent originates from a Latin word “Adventus” which means “coming” or…
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Waiting Wrong?
“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” (Psalm 27:14). Many times, maybe most of the time, when we pray, we have to wait for God’s answer. We don’t understand why we have to wait. Many times in the Bible, Jesus immediately answered…
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Vacation
This is the time of year when many people go off to some place away from home to rest and have some fun. We call it vacation. I did a series in 2010 on this topic and wanted to share one of them today. We will look at some similarities…
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Hold On!
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,” (Hebrews 12:1) I know some of us are going through a hard time right…
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Vacation
This is the time of year when many people go off to some place away from home to rest and have some fun. We call it vacation. Over the next couple of weeks, we will look at some similarities between vacations and the Christian life. Our vacations are usually planned…