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Telling the Story: Taking your medicine
BY DAWN REED A few weeks ago, I missed Wednesday night church because I was sick. I had blisters in my throat and a terrible cough. When my Vietnamese friend heard I was sick, she called to give me advice. My voice squeaked when I answered, but she knew it was me. “Swirl honey around…
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Telling the Story: The only-ness of Noah
DAWN REED Genesis 6:5-6 reveals the state of the world before the flood: “The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become…and His heart was filled with pain.” A few verses later, we read of all those living in the whole world, there was one righteous man: Noah. He was blameless among…
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Notes from Calvary: ‘Payday is On the Way’ Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galatians 6:9 There is a harvest coming, a payday if you will, for the people of God. In spite of what it looks like in our current moral economy, or maybe because…
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The Pastor’s Pen: The Faith of Atheism
BY JACK WARD Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The Bible does not attempt to explain God, defend God or discover God. The Bible simply states that in the beginning, God was already there. Atheists must conclude that their belief that an accident began creation takes more faith than…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Who Do You Follow?
BY Jack Ward I heard the story of the woman driving through a snowstorm just outside of Denver. She was completely lost and struggling under hazardous weather conditions. She was relieved when she happened upon a snowplow. Since she was lost, she decided to follow the truck and kept as close to the machine as…
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Notes from Calvary: Payday is On the Way
Greg Crum “Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself…
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Telling the Story: Facing A Giant
DAWN REED First Samuel 17 tells a gigantic true story of a young man who fully trusted God. David stood fearlessly before King Saul. While every other soldier was shaking in his sandals, this young man knew he could defeat that giant, Goliath, who was over 9 feet tall. He believed in God. He trusted…
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The Pastor’s Pen: Have You Been Knocked Down?
JACK WARD There was a woman who was going through some very difficult and trying circumstances. She was experiencing major distress in her marriage. Her job was very unfulfilling and was causing her heartache. She became so distraught over her circumstances that she felt like just giving up. She felt lonely, dejected and very isolated.…
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Notes from Calvary: Candlesticks of the Lord
BY GREG CRUM “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; The mystery of the seven stars which thou…
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Telling the Story: Leaving a Mark
BY DAWN REED I love a good deal and I love markers. So, when there’s a good deal on markers, you can count me in. When I found Crayola Classic 10-pack markers on sale a while back, I snatched them up. Labeled “Preferred by Teachers,” I knew they would be just right for children’s church…
Category: Devotionals
