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But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall. ~ Malachi 4:2

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In this, the last chapter of the last book of the Old Testament, the "feeling" of Christmas Eve is evident. It would be hundreds of years before another prophet of God would again appear -- John the Baptist. A dark silence seemed to blanket the world. In the New International Version of the Bible, the last word of this… Continue

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the LORD.~ Luke 2:11

"Yes, LORD," she told him, "I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world." ~ John 11:27

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There are places in the world where this is more readily accepted. Why? It is that they do not live in -- and therefore have not deified -- a democracy. They understand lordship because they have absolute rulers, with no public vote. Please do not misunderstand: democracy lead… Continue

Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! ~ Matthew 23: 13, 15, 23, 25

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Some people love to call others "hypocrite," as if the mere using of the word makes it true and as if it were some magic trump card to demean the person. Jesus said that the first thing you should do is get your own life thoroughly straight before you call anyone else to judgment (Matthew 7:5).By the way, do you realize that NOWHERE outside of Jesus' Words will you ever find the words "hypocrite" or… Continue

The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." ~ Psalm 14:1

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. ~ 1 Corinthians 1:27

Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise. ~ 1 Corinthians 3:18

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It's just a matter of what kind of fool you want to be. There is one that refuses God; there is one that loses all for God. Paul fell into the latter category. He counted all as r… Continue

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. ~ Colossians 2:6-7

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At times, I have been working in my yard, pulling weeds and other rogue growths. I'll occasionally uproot one of those rogues and be amazed at the aesthetic structure of the root. It becomes evident why the strand was so difficult to extract, for the root was twisted this way and that, wit… Continue