Monthly Archives: April 2018

Other Roads to God… Introduction

April 30 When it comes to matters of faith, we have all heard someone say, “What does it really matter… all roads lead to God anyway.” This is a common belief. In some ways, it is a comforting belief… because … Continue reading

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Psalm Thirteen

April 29 One of the things often most striking about the Psalms is their honesty. In many Psalms, we find the Psalmists pouring out their hearts to God – expressing what is oppressing them… to the One Whom they trust … Continue reading

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The Tree of Life

April 28 In his book, The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin wrote: “I view all beings… as the lineal descendants of some few beings which lived long before the first bed of the Cambrian system was deposited… All organic beings … Continue reading

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The Bible… Living and Active?

April 27 “For the word of God is living and active…” (Hebrews 4:12a) As part of my job, I deliver packages to homes. Every so often, I deliver a package that has two bold words plastered on all sides. These … Continue reading

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The Bible… Useful?

April 26 We have been talking about the Bible and its claims to be the divinely-ordained and inspired Word… directly from God to us. Yesterday, we talked about the fact that one of the problems that many people have is … Continue reading

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The Bible… Infallible?

April 25 “We have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention…” (2Peter 1:19) When it comes to the Bible, there are really only two options… either it is the words of men … Continue reading

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The Bible… Inspired?

April 24 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.” (2 Timothy 3:16) The Bible claims to be inspired. The literal word in the original language is “God-breathed.” The idea is clear: the … Continue reading

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The Bible… Really?!

April 23 The last two posts of last week’s series (on true vs. false faith) pointed to the Bible as the standard by which truth should be measured… and judged. For Bible-believing Christians this strikes a familiar and accepted chord. … Continue reading

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Psalm Twelve

April 22 This Psalm of David gives us several pictures of the problems he sees in the world around him. Of interest, is the fact that David’s words could have been penned in our day! Many of the same things … Continue reading

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Embryos and Evolution

April 21 Back in my high school days, I recall thumbing through my textbook for biology class. That’s when I first saw Haeckel’s Embryos… and had my first real encounter with the claim of proof for the theory of evolution. … Continue reading

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