By Randy Alcorn; February 1, 2016 blog at: http://www.epm.org/ The most commonly quoted (and often misunderstood) verse in churches is no longer John 3:16 but Matthew 7:1, “Judge not.” Ironically, people who routinely violate what the verse is really saying quote the verse to justify their own failure to assist other people in following Jesus. Hence, […]
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THE FOOLISHNESS OF STEPHEN COLBERT by Dustin Messer Dustin Messer is a Boyce College graduate. He served as Editor-in-Chief of The Bantam Journal at Covenant Theological Seminary before graduating from Covenant in 2014. He and his wife Whitney live in the Dallas area and worship at Christ Church (PCA) in Carrollton, Texas. Dustin works at both Christ Church
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This meditation is the final of three from the apocryphal book of II Maccabees (See also Meditations #441 and #463). It tells the story of God’s judgement upon the wicked King Antiochus IV whose persecution of the Jews had caused so much suffering. King Antiochus (above), filled with anger, decided to
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From The Imitation of Christ (chapter 24) by Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471) In all things look to the end. How you shall stand before the strict Judge from whom nothing is hidden and who will pronounce judgment in all justice, accepting neither bribes nor excuses (Hebrews 10:31)? Oh, wretched and foolish sinner, who
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(…continued) Michael Barone was a writer for US News and World Report for eighteen years and is now the senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner. He has written numerous articles and a book about what he calls ‘Hard America and Soft America.’ He says ‘Hard America’ is the dog-eat-dog real
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Painting above: The Peasant Wedding Feast, 1567, Peiter Bruegel (1525?-1569) ************************** Jesus said, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom… Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that
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March 4, 1865; 149 years ago today. Within five weeks after Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address the Civil War would be over (April 9th), and six days after that, Lincoln would be dead. This political speech, one of the greatest in American history, is worth meditating on in the context of our Christian faith.
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(continued…) The two previous meditations have made the point that while God is absent we are being tested. We are expected to remain faithful while we wait for that time when the Lord will return and be with us in person as he was with the disciples. In the meantime, Jesus said, we
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(…continued) It must have been wonderful to be with Jesus when he was here in person. From his own voice the disciples received comfort and guidance. With their own eyes, the disciples saw Jesus work his miracles of healing. Think about what it would be like if Jesus made the
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It was the summer after my graduation from high school. My brother John and I were driving milk truck for my dad. My father and mother were going on vacation for a week. My younger brother and sister were going along. John and I would stay at home and do the milk routes.
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