It is Well with My Soul

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Where did our optimism go? A recent study shows that 58% of Americans believe that the coming generations will have a lower quality of life than we do now.

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Blind No More

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In the last words that Jesus spoke to the woman at Jacob’s well, Jesus declared himself to be God. “I, the one speaking to you, am he.”

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Culture Shock

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Jesus was never one to just go with the crowd or follow what was culturally accepted. We see that multiple times as he spent time with the outcasts of society: the tax collectors, the prostitutes, the sinners.

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The Call of the Lord

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“Have you heard the Call of the LORD? Have you figured out what God wants you to do with your life?

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I Am He

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In John’s gospel, there are times when Jesus intentionally kept his identity hidden, at least initially. Think, for instance, about his long conversation with the woman at Jacob’s well in John 4.

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A Champion for the Defeated

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Far too often, professional athletes will describe their sports in terms of a war or a battle. Let’s be honest, they are just games.

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“Surely, not I…”

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In Old Testament times, God summoned his people to Jerusalem three times a year in pilgrimage.

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It’s Good to Be Here–Again!

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“Easter never happened!” That’s what a college professor proclaimed to his class around Easter time one year.

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Are You a Radical Christian?

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How would you react if someone called you a “radical Christian”? Or how would you respond to someone who called Jesus a radical?  If you’re anything like me then your first reaction is not positive.

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You Are…So Be!

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Picture a world that’s covered in the deepest of darkness. The darkness covers everyone and everything. But it’s not physical darkness, but spiritual darkness.

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