Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me… (Psalm 23:4, ESV) Psalm 23 is one of the most loved of the Psalms and has long been a source of comfort and encouragement for God’s people in times of sorrow and […]
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Fear is a powerful thing. Since the day that Adam heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden and was afraid, fear has been a common part of the human experience. In the last day, men will, again, cower in abject terror, unable to escape from the presence of God and the
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This week, the government in the state of New York passed one of the most vile and heinous pieces of legislation in the history of this nation, if not in the history of mankind. This bill codifies, in the law, a woman’s right to have her unborn baby killed, in some cases, anytime up to
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Matthew begins his account of the birth of Christ with a strikingly simple, matter-of-fact announcement of a momentous, profound and incomprehensible mystery: “When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.” O, is that all Matthew? A virgin is pregnant…from
Thanksgiving is just about my favorite holiday. I greatly enjoy turkey and stuffing and all the accompaniments. I have fond memories of crisp, fall Thanksgiving mornings spent in the Pennsylvania woods hunting small game and preparing for the start of deer hunting the following Monday morning. I love the time spent with family (although that
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Every Christian should care, deeply, about holiness. Hebrews 12:14 says that, without holiness, no one will see the Lord. In 2 Timothy 2:19, Paul writes, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.” Our whole Christian lives should be marked by progress in sanctification, though that progress may be painfully slow
A well known figure and professed evangelical recently stated that he was sure Jesus would approve of gay marriage. This is hardly the first time anyone has tried to enlist Jesus’ support for legitimizing homosexual relationships and so-called “gay marriage.” Those making such claims usually advance one or both of the following lines of argument:
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We’ve all heard the phrase, “walking the straight and narrow.” In contemporary conversation, it means holding to moral integrity, self-discipline, denying yourself some particular vice. In secular usage, this image is practically stripped of the profound meaning it carried when it was used by Jesus. This picture of a narrow gate (the word “strait” is
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We’re excited to launch our new website, which should provide better access to our sermons and information about our ministries. As part of the change, we’re excited to offer a series of blog posts. Come back soon to read the first one.
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