From the Standing Strong Through the Storm daily devotion at: http://www.opendoorsusa.org ———————————   Satan subtly promotes the attitude that says money, property, possessions, physical comforts, as well as worldly fame and honor are the most important things in life. While God created all things and is the source of all we have, He does […]
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My good friend Chris Brekke does a thrice-weekly on-line meditation, similar to these EmailMeditations. His blog is called “Seasoned Hope” and can be seen at: https://pcbrek2020.wordpress.com/ . Today’s meditation is a repost of his March 2 posting. Thanks, Chris! —————————————–    Hypothetically, in some dark reality, if you were a villain out to ruin
3174) How to Ruin the World Read More »
One of the great Christian classics of the 20th century is The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (1942). Â Published over eighty years ago, it continues to sell well and has even been turned into an off-Broadway play. Â The book consists of thirty-one letters from a veteran demon, Screwtape, to his nephew, Wormwood, teaching him
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   At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, he is tempted in the wilderness by the devil.  Jesus refused to give in to the devil’s three temptations, and then Luke 4:13 says:  “When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left Jesus until a more opportune time.”    When did that opportune time come?
2988) Your Enemy the Devil Read More »
Adapted from an article by Scott Hubbard, “Do You See Your Soul?,” May 7, 2025 at: http://www.desiringgod.org  *********************************    Picture yourself facing one of your typical temptations. Someone catches you in a little lie, and you are embarrassed; but another bigger lie would explain it all away and save you the embarrassment. A loved
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MARK 1:21-28: They went to Capernaum; and when the Sabbath came, Jesus entered the synagogue and taught.  They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.  Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, “What have you
2802) “I Don’t Know What Got Into Me!” Read More »
Ephesians 6:13a:  “…Put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground…”  (see Eph. 6:10-18 below)    Paul begins this section with these words:  “Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power;”  and then says, “Put on the full
2801) Stand Your Ground Read More »
From The Last Word, by William Willimon, pages 119-121.     In one of my congregations, we decided that we needed to grow.  We voted to launch a program of evangelism.  We studied a program from our denomination telling us how to get new members.  Among other things, the church-growth program advocated a system of door-to-door visitation.  So we organized
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Above painting: The Temptation of Christ, Titian (1490-1576) In this brilliant interpretation of the temptation story, Titian paints the devil as an innocent child, appealing to Jesus to turn the stone he is holding into bread. He is illustrating the fact that temptations can appear to be very innocent, as it says in II Corinthians
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From “Ten Ways Materialism Brings Us to Ruin” by pastor and author Randy Alcorn, (adapted from his book Money, Possessions, and Eternity), posted December 13, 2019 on his blog at:Â Â www.epm.org (…continued) 6. Materialism spawns independence and self-sufficiency, which are deadly to faith. Â Â Â Why have faith in God when you have faith in
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