Study Tip: Esther
The last history book in the Old Testament is Esther. Although Nehemiah, Ezra and Malachi include a few later events, Esther closes the story of the Jewish nation until the arrival of the Messiah. On...
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I run a little, so I was mildly interested in the results for L.A. Marathon from this past weekend. The winner finished in 2 hours and 12 minutes. That's a mile every 5 minutes. My long run so far...
View ArticleThe Same God
For the same God who worked through Peter … also worked through me … Galatians 2:8 (NLT) Peter did some amazing things. He walked on water. He healed a lame man. He told the story of Jesus and...
View ArticleWhat Do You Seek?
Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus...
View ArticleFaith Not Comfort
I haven’t written any running posts in a while because I haven’t run in a while. It’s been cold. Ridiculously, record-shatteringly cold. I’m not sure I remember things like air conditioning … and short...
View ArticleFollowing Directions
By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn’t see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line...
View ArticleDifferently
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 1 John 1:6 If you love Jesus … what should you do differently? Differently than your first...
View ArticleSingle-minded
But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62 A few days ago, I wrote about being double-minded and the fact that Jesus...
View ArticleDiscipleship
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Matthew 16:24 On Monday, we considered Jesus’s identity. He is the...
View ArticleWhat Do You Seek?
Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples. And looking at Jesus as He walked, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God!” The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus...
View ArticleFaith Not Comfort
I haven’t written any running posts in a while because I haven’t run in a while. It’s been cold. Ridiculously, record-shatteringly cold. I’m not sure I remember things like air conditioning … and short...
View ArticleFollowing Directions
By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn’t see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line...
View ArticleDifferently
If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 1 John 1:6 If you love Jesus … what should you do differently? Differently than your first...
View ArticleSingle-minded
But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62 A few days ago, I wrote about being double-minded and the fact that Jesus...
View ArticleDiscipleship
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Matthew 16:24 On Monday, we considered Jesus’s identity. He is the...
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