Painting above: Paul and the Jailer *******************************    (…continued)  In his book Radical Son, David Horowitz confessed his sins to the whole world– but how about to God? Did Horowitz ever pray that prayer of the tax collector, “God be merciful to me a sinner?”    It doesn’t look like he did. Horowitz […]
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Painting above: The Pharisee and the Publican, James Tissot, 1894 *******************************    (…continued)  There is still another factor to add, and that is the influence of God and the devil.  “I can’t help it,” said a popular comedian many years ago, “the devil made me do it.”  The Bible does indeed talk about how
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   David Horowitz died on April 29th of this year at the age of 86. It was the end of a most interesting life.    Horowitz told his story in his 1998 book Radical Son. Sixty years ago he was a central figure in the revolutionary student movement in the United States.  He
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From The Word for Every Day, by Alvin Rogness, page 63, © 1981 Augsburg Publishing House    Let me say at the outset that I don’t always feel the need to repent and be forgiven.  I believe I need to be; I know I do, because the Scriptures say very clearly that I do.
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   One of the most common criticisms of the church is that it has too many hypocrites. To someone making this objection, I would say, “Are you kidding? Of course we have hypocrites. We also have liars, cheaters, snobs, adulterers, fornicators, people who are too greedy for their own good, crabby and ungrateful people,
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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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From my sermon for the funeral of Roger, who was once a member of the church I was serving, but had long ago moved away. I knew Roger’s brother Mike, but never met Roger or any other members of the family. Mike told me that Roger was at one time a hard worker and a
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  Image above:   JEALOUSY:  It starts early ——————    (…continued)  A man was complaining to his neighbor about his bad luck in his business and finances.  He was wondering why he could not be as lucky and as well off as their other neighbor down the street who had been extremely successful
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      A Polish rabbi once told his disciples the following parable.  A simple Jewish farmer was awakened one night by an angel of the Lord.  The messenger said to him, “You have found special favor in God’s eyes.  God wants to bless you as He did your ancestor Abraham.  Therefore, ask any
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Today’s meditation was written by retired pastor Chris Brekke, a long-time friend of mine. He posts a thrice-weekly, wise and witty devotional reading on his website titled Seasoned Hope, which can be found at:  https://pcbrek2020.wordpress.com ********************************    As I was pushing the cart out to my car at the grocery store, I stopped
