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Tag Archives: History
February 17 – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Hebrews 12; Exodus 16; Exodus 17; Proverbs 7:6-27 “For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.” (Hebrews 12:3-4 … Continue reading
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September 5 – The Resurrection: the Christian Line in the Sand
Psalm 146-147 1 Corinthians 15:1-28 “And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith has nothing to it; you are still guilty of your sins. And those in Christ who have already died are lost. If our hope in … Continue reading
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May 5 – “But Everyone Else Is Doing It.”
1 Kings 19-20 Luke 23:1-25 “But they continued to shout, demanding that Jesus be crucified. Their yelling became so loud that Pilate decided to give them what they wanted.” (Luke 23:23-24) The trials of Jesus were tense. The Sanhedrin couldn’t … Continue reading
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December 24 – What’s In A Name?
Luke 1:57-80; Ezekiel 35-36; Isaiah 59 My wife and I discussed baby names long before she was even pregnant. We knew the names we wanted to use and we knew why a year or two before we even tried to … Continue reading
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Tagged approved list of names, astonishment, baby names, character, Christian, Culture, dad, Elizabeth, future, Germany, God's decree, Grace, His name is John, History, honor, honor the father spiritual experience, Jesus, Jewish tradition, John, John the Baptist, memory, mercy, misstep, named after a relative, naming party, Nazis, no more argument, people watching, Praise God, Rwanda, tradition, Zechariah
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December 10 – Radical Marriages – When Christians Changed the Rules
Ephesians 5:21-33; Ezekiel 16; Isaiah 45 When you study history, the process of marriage was quite complex. Marriages were usually arranged for political purposes. King David had a number of wives, but Solomon had him beat with over 700 wives … Continue reading
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September 30 – #ThatsGrace
Jude 1; Ezra 9-10; Psalm 95 Sometimes people misunderstand. Sometimes others do it deliberately. My then fiancé, now wife, and her roommate Terry used to make it a habit to misconstrue everything I said. I don’t remember all of the … Continue reading
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August 30 – Ending Slavery
John 8:21-47; 2 Chronicles 2:17-5:1; Malachi 1:1-2:9 The institution of slavery is one of the darkest blots on mankind throughout history. Among ways slavery has been practices throughout history, what happened in the United States was one of the most … Continue reading
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November 20 – Forgiveness
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 “Friends applaud. The comedy is finished.” Those were the last words of Ludwig von Beethoven before he died. We attach a lot of significance to the last words of famous people for … Continue reading
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