I’ve been ill for most the of month of September, and even as I write, I’m yet under the weather. Twice I’ve fallen sick at the worst possible times. The first happened in the middle of a trip of a lifetime to Scotland with my son, and the second while on vacation at the beach. I can honestly say...
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It’s fall and once again we experience a change of season. Leaves change colors and fall, temperatures drop, and of course, there’s football. And like all seasons, autumn comes and goes. Such is the nature of time, the raw material of our existence. Solomon wisely said, “To everything there is a ...
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Last week
my subject involved spiritual warfare to remind us how we as Christians in this world are in enemy territory. “The whole world lies in the power of the evil one.” (1 John 5:19) The New Testament calls us to vigilance as we seek to fight the good fight of faith and stand against the sche...
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My wife and I recently watched the miniseries “Band of Brothers”, a World War II drama based on the Stephen Ambrose book by the same name. In one episode it’s pointed out to Captain Winters, the main character, that they’re surrounded by the enemy. He cooly responds, “We’re paratroopers, we’re su...
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My Bible reading schedule for the week took me through Esther, the book of the Bible famous for the absence of any reference to God. Of course, the discerning reader will plainly see the Lord’s providential hand working at every turn in the story. In Esther, it’s not the devil in the details, tho...
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I was on vacation last week in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, where hurricane Florence wreaked havoc in slow-motion destruction. We were notified by local authorities of a mandatory evacuation and that people needed to be off the island by 8 p.m. on Wednesday. At that time, the causeway would be c...
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