Tag: perspective
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Rage or Calm [1-minute read]
[11] Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.—Proverbs 29 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. (James 1:19-20) Rage is…
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Sinner’s Hope [1-minute read]
[13] Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.—Proverbs 28 This is a terrifying verse for many who hide, but there is so much bravery here. The villain has a path towards acting more like the hero. The first two are in the verse. The second…
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Iron [1-minute read]
[17] As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.—Proverbs 27 Famous proverb today. Let’s ask some questions.
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Christmas in Recovery
8And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.10And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you…
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God Meets Us Where We Are
1Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”–Matthew 2 The magi will teach us something…
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Responding to an Angel
18And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”… …34And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”–Luke 1 I highlighted two responses. Gabriel punished the first and didn’t punish the second. Why the…
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Whose Opinion Matters Most? [1-minute read]
2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the heart.–Proverbs 21 I will speak of me here. Maybe this also speaks of you.
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Imitation and Standards [1-minute read]
11Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God.–3 John
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Did Jesus Need to Be a Real Human?
7For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh.–2 John The Apostle John faced an earlier form of Gnosticism affecting some of the churches. One of the features of this heresy was to promote that Jesus didn’t really come in the flesh,…
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Idol Questions [1-minute read]
21Little children, keep yourselves from idols.–1 John 5 This was the last surviving disciple of Jesus who wrote these words. He can call anyone he wants to a little child in a spiritual sense! What is an idol? An idol is something you replace God with in your heart. You serve it with devotion. It…
Joel M Bradshaw 