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Tax Day: The New Reminder to Love. Really.

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In Jesus’ day there wasn’t a much more reviled occupation than “tax collector.” It wasn’t so much out of a general distaste of all things IRS as you might see today, but more because the system was rigged for tax collectors to game the system, which they did. It was made worse when tax collectors gamed the system against their … [Read more...]

5 Ways to Mark 50 Days

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The Easter season gives us a unique opportunity to use the calendar as a tool to jump start our spiritual lives. We have the 40 days of Lent before Easter. We have the six-day countdown between Jesus’ Triumphal Entry on Sunday and His crucifixion on Good Friday. We even have a more hourly record during the crucifixion. And of … [Read more...]

Gaining Courage

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Just a few weeks after Jesus’ resurrection, the Holy Spirit rocked the world of the new believers in Acts 2. In Acts 3, the apostles began performing some of the same miracles that Jesus had done. This included healing a lame man in the “name of Jesus”---a name that disturbed the Jewish leaders, since they thought they’d dealt … [Read more...]

Share Faith the Philip Way

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As the book of Acts opens, God is growing His church by the thousands over a period of just a few days. This creates some logistical problems for the apostles, so they decide to recruit seven helpers—people who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. One of these helpers is a guy named Philip, a man who will become a … [Read more...]

Famous Last Words

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Last week it was famous first words. So, following the natural order, this week it’s famous last words. The phrase “famous last words” is usually uttered with tones of sarcasm, facetiousness, or of course, irony. But not at Easter. At Easter, certain “last words” from Scripture really are famous in that they carry hope and … [Read more...]

Famous First Words

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This post is simply intended to give you a five-minute break in your day, provide an opportunity to reflect on a few words from Scripture, and give you a chance to test your Bible acumen—connecting first lines of books of the Bible with the proper book. It’s been said that when writing a book or any literary work, the first … [Read more...]