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By Glen Pitts
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Apr 17, 2023
PAIN AND SUFFERING
There is a strong element of bewilderment surrounding the matter of pain and suffering. C.S. Lewis wrote, “It is so difficult to believe...
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Apr 10, 2023
THE GENESIS AND ATTRACTIVENESS OF JOY
The word “genesis” carries the idea of “origin” or “beginning.” Genesis is the first book in the Bible – the book of beginnings. So,...
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Apr 3, 2023
THE DECLARATION OF THE AGES
For 430 long years, the people of Israel languished under Egyptian bondage. Each time Moses, their leader, went before Pharaoh to appeal...
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Mar 20, 2023
THE “GO ALONG TO GET ALONG” CROWD
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so...
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Mar 13, 2023
EXTRACTING THE GOLD FROM GOD’S WORD
The Reformed tradition has an approach to Bible reading and study called “The Four Questions.” In group and/or individual Bible study,...
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Mar 6, 2023
OUR NEED FOR RENEWAL
Every generation of Christians is only one generation away from virtual extinction - barring a time of renewal. While the practical...
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Feb 27, 2023
A KINGDOM WITHOUT A KING?
So many followed Jesus only for the benefits - the bread and fish; the miraculous healings, etc. But, when push came to shove, they too jus
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Feb 21, 2023
OUR PROTECTOR
Psalm 121 is one of the most reaffirming portions of Bible truth in Scripture. If you feel vulnerable, alone, and needing the assurance...
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Feb 13, 2023
HOW TO KEEP THE LUSTRE IN LIFE
The Bible says, “The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until the full light of day.” ...
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Feb 6, 2023
TRUTH AND DECEPTION
The demands for respecting deceptions are growing daily in our pandering and increasingly secular world. Along with this, the truth of...
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Jan 30, 2023
THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC
Recently I took my wife to a concert featuring Andre Rieu with his orchestra and singers. I left feeling like I had been in church. And...
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Jan 23, 2023
A SALUTE TO OUR YOUTH
One of my favorite quotes is from the American poet Robert Lee Frost: “Now that I am old, my teachers are the young.” The world is in...
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Jan 16, 2023
THE TWO FOLLOW ME’S OF JESUS
When Jesus issued the call to follow him to those early fishermen - on what basis did they respond? Had they been looking for a new job?...
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Jan 9, 2023
JESUS MY BROTHER
Most frequently Jesus is referred to as the Son of God, the Christ, our Savior and Lord. Seldom do we talk about Him as our brother. ...
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Jan 2, 2023
THE BELIEVER’S CODE OF ETHICS
When the Psalmist asked God to search him to see if there was any offensive way in him (Psalm 139:23-24), I’m reasonably sure it wasn’t a...
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Dec 26, 2022
JESUS – GOD WITH US
“In the beginning was the one who is called the Word. The Word was with God and was truly God. From the very beginning, the Word was...
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Dec 19, 2022
FORERUNNERS OF JESUS
Luke was not just the only Gentile writer in the New Testament, he also was the only author of the four gospels to write a sequel to his...
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Dec 12, 2022
MY GROWN-UP CHRISTMAS LIST
David Foster wrote a popular Christmas song in which he outlined what was on his “grown-up Christmas list.” It was not a list for...
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Dec 5, 2022
OUR SOURCE OF TRUE PEACE
The date was December 24-25, 1944. The world had been embroiled in war since September 1, 1939. The troops on the ground on both sides...
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Nov 28, 2022
THE MOMENT OF ACCOUNTABILITY
For years there has been a vigorously debated discussion within the Church as to the age of accountability. At what moment does a person...
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