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3011) More From The John 10:10 Project

In yesterday’s Emailmeditation you were introduced to “The John 10:10 Project.”  Today, I am sending four more samples.  Watch these, and then visit their website for more: John 10:10 Youtube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/TheJohn1010Project The John 10:10 Project website:  https://thejohn1010project.com ————————————— From now on, every time I see a Monarch butterfly, I will be reminded of this […]

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3000) Where Do We Go From Here?

     Several years ago I attended a football game which was the first event in a community’s weekend-long all-school reunion.  The home team won the game, so the weekend was off to a great start.  It was an exciting game, with the young quarterback completing several long passes.      After the game, everyone

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2978) Let Your Light Shine

Many people have given up on faith in Jesus Christ because of what they have seen in the lives of Christians.  In these two passages from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass (circa 1818-1895) describes the importance of distinguishing between believing in Christ, and believing in those who say they follow Christ.  The lives of Christians should be

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2941) The Nicene Creed (b)

     (…continued)  One of the main goals in the formation of the Nicene Creed was to come to some agreement on the understanding of the exact nature of this ‘God and man’ Jesus Christ.  Can a person be saved without understanding all this?  Of course.  If we had to understand everything about God in

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2940) The Nicene Creed (a)

     This summer marks the anniversary of an important event in the history of the Christian Church.  1,700 years ago, right now, in the summer of 325 A.D., Christian leaders from all over, were meeting in the ancient city of Nicaea (in what is now Turkey), to settle some differences in theology.  They put

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2934) A Journey Through Depression (b)

By Kathryn Butler, January 11, 2025, at:  http://www.desiringgod.org  .  Kathryn is a trauma and critical care surgeon turned writer and homeschooling mom.  She is author of The Dream Keeper Saga. ************************************      (…continued)  For so long, I had denied God and wallowed in darkness. But God never released his hold on me (Ephesians 2:1–9).

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2933) A Journey Through Depression (a)

By Kathryn Butler, January 11, 2025, at:  desiringgod.org January 11,2025 ************************      During my year in the ICU as I trained as a trauma surgeon, the threat of tragedy loomed daily.  Every morning, I would tweak ventilator settings and titrate drips in desperate attempts to keep people alive.  When all efforts failed, the afternoon

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2897) More Basics

Anglican priest John Stott (1921-2011) was one of the most influential Christians of the 20th century.  The following ‘eight basic claims of the Christian Faith’ are from his best-selling book Basic Christianity. Christianity is Christ  Who Christ is and what he has done are the rock upon which the Christian religion is built. He said

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2884) Boxes and Boxes

From a sermon given on my son’s Confirmation Day, a long time ago. ********************************* John 8:31, 32  —  Jesus then said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth and the truth will make you free.”    

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2883) Best Bible Verses (2/2)

     (…continued) The Bible is filled with hundreds of wonderful verses.  Most Emailmeditations include three.  In addition to that, I have posted on my website a daily schedule for the reading of many of the very best verses.  There are at least three for each day of the year– over 1200 in all.  These

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