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Finishing the Story, Feeding the Five Thousand, and Finding Healing – Mark 6:30-56

After you’ve read the Bible through a number of times, it’s easy to become jaded and think that you’ll never find anything new. I wonder if that happened to the disciples and that’s why they didn’t learn the lesson of … Continue reading

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Have I Actually Made It As An Author?

Posted originally on Bob James – Author site This story began with another warning about a web piracy site. One of the advantages to eBooks is that they’re so much cheaper to produce and make available to the public. The … Continue reading

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March 28 – Nevertheless, He Persisted – To His Own Regret

My schedule has been convoluted since my daughter’s wedding and my wife’s graduation ceremony. (EdD) I’m finally getting back on schedule. I hope. Matthew 23:1-12; Numbers 22:41-23:26; Song of Solomon 3:6-5:1 “Then Balak said to him, ‘Please come with me … Continue reading

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March 4 – Building a Reputation That Honors God

Matthew 10:1-25; Leviticus 7; Leviticus 8; Proverbs 22 “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold.” (Proverbs 22:1-2 NKJV) Solomon knew how important a name was. Think names aren’t important, … Continue reading

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February 23 – Becoming Rich by Giving It Away

Matthew 5:1-20; Exodus 28; Exodus 29; Proverbs 13 “There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.” (Proverbs 13:7 NKJV) Proverbs often deals with the paradoxes of life. One … Continue reading

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January 24 – When There’s Something Missing

Luke 18:18-43; Genesis 31; Psalm 24 “Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’” (Luke 18:18 NKJV) If you read the rest of this conversation between Jesus and this ruler, the … Continue reading

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January 21 – Judged By The Content of Their Character

Luke 16; Genesis 27:46; Genesis 28; Psalm 21 “Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him. And He said to them, ‘You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God … Continue reading

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January 8 – So Much Successing

Luke 9:1-27; Genesis 15; Psalm 8 “Then He said to them all, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will … Continue reading

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December 3 – It’s All About Others

Ezekiel 45-46 1 John 2 “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If you love the world, the love of the Father is not in you. These are the ways of the world: wanting to please … Continue reading

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November 30 – In It For The Money

Ezekiel 37-39 2 Peter 2 “Those false teachers only want your money, so they will use you by telling you lies. Their judgment spoken against them long ago is still coming, and their ruin is certain.” (2 Peter 2:3 NCV) … Continue reading

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