Questions of Faith

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What does it mean to have faith in Jesus Christ? Most people would answer by saying they believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God who came into the world to save sinners. And they would be correct, but is it enough to offer these few words about belief? The difficult answer unfortunately is, “NO!”…

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Comfort in Struggle

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We’ve been focusing on the saints this year as much as possible in our daily blog. The reason is twofold. First, we learn of the great sacrifices they offered to protect the faith for us to have today. The second, much more nuanced, is the courage and comfort it offers to us in our daily…

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If you Only Knew

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We go about our daily lives in total denial of what is happening inside our bodies. We eat foods that are eating us. We drink fluids that have very little if any benefit. The entire time our bodies are slowly decaying without our knowledge. Unfortunately, our bodies are not the only thing decaying within us.…

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Cast Your Eyes On God

They say, ‘seeing is believing.’ When it comes to Our Lord, it has been more than two thousand years since our eyes have gazed upon His holy face. That puts us in the same position as many in the ancient world that desired to see God but could not. Yet, we still desire to see…

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It is Safe in the Ark

We read the story of Noah’s Ark in the Old Testament. (Genesis 6-8). The only way for Noah and his family to be safe from the flood was to get in the Ark. For forty days and forty nights the storm raged and the floodwaters came. Everything that was not in the Ark was swept…

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We All Belong to God

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As our society becomes more fractured, the call to unity becomes more urgent. We all claim to want unity, but most of us do nothing to accomplish such a concept. Some even doubt it is possible. No, I’m not writing about our political division. I’m thinking about our spiritual division. The world is divided, and…

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Spiritual Obedience

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If we’re being honest, the idea of obedience to another human being is contingent upon our agreement with said human being. Every day we willingly place ourselves under obedience to those around us. It is what makes society civil. In the Church, it is what makes us worthy of the kingdom. BRETHREN, when you come…

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