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Did You Know Jesus Prayed For You?

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This story may be a legend.  I’m not sure.  But it’s told that a little child in an African village  wandered off into the tall jungle grass and could not be found.

Family and tribe members stomped all day through the thick grass, frantically seeking the lost boy.  The end of the day, however, he was not found.   The next day someone suggested every tribe member  hold hands so they could comb through the grass without missing any area. Eventually they found the body of the child who had died during the cold night.

With tears of anguished the mother cried out: “If only we would have held hands sooner.” Continue reading

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Who Is Jesus?

Jesus.CollageThe majority of first century Palestinian Jews ultimately rejected Jesus. Why? Because He did not tell people that He was another prophet. He did not tell people “I’m just a man.” He claimed to be More Than just  A Prophet. He claimed to be the Son of God.

These words by Andrew Roberts set the tone and theme of his lecture, “Who Is Jesus?” Tuesday night in Morgantown, West Virgina.  This was the second and final night of his discussion with a Muslim Imam, Sohail Chaudhry on the campus of WVU. The topic was “The Christian View and the Islamic view of Jesus.” Continue reading

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IT’S FRIDAY. BUT SUNDAY’S COMING! Christ: Our Passover

PassoverSmearing blood on the doorpost.  The slaying of a flawless lamb.  Eating the meat. And hearing the narrative.  Again.  A Jewish boy listens to his father tell it.  With passion. With gratitude.  And with the fond memory of his father telling him the same story year after year.  The story of their heritage.  A story of hope.  A story of Jehovah’s deliverance.  The Passover story.  Continue reading

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IT’S FRIDAY. BUT SUNDAY’S COMING! There Will Be Singing.

Robert Ingersoll was a notable agnostic of the 19th century. He was a secularist.  His interest was only in the present.  And his is attitude toward Christianity could be summarized in five words, “The Bible is a Delusion.” Continue reading

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Worship Celebrates Christ

“The focus of worship,” writes Robert Webber, “is not human experience, not a lecture,  not entertainment, but Jesus Christ—his life, death, and resurrection.” Continue reading

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IT’S FRIDAY. BUT SUNDAY’S COMING! When Failure is Not Fatal

John Maxwell has a neat book entitled “Failing Forward.”  The Subtitle is “Turning Mistakes Into Stepping Stones for Success.”  The thesis is that we all fail.  But some fail backward.  And others fail forward.  Successful people respond positively to their failures.  They learn.  Grow.  And achieve.  Continue reading

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IT’S FRIDAY. BUT SUNDAY’S COMING! When Life Feels Futile

Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher once lamented, “I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.”

The 17th century author and theologian, Thomas Fuller, lamented, “We are born crying, live complaining and die disappointed.”

“Youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, and old age a regret.” Opined the 19th century British statesman and Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli. Continue reading

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IT’S FRIDAY. BUT SUNDAY’S COMING! Am I Guilty of Crucifying Christ?

Who crucified Christ on that black Friday 20 centuries ago?

Was it the crude and cruel Roman soldiers who nailed the spikes into his hands and feet? Who gambled for His garments at the foot of the cross?  And who pierced His side with a spear? Continue reading

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IT’S FRIDAY. BUT SUNDAY’S COMING! Life’s Swift Transition

How quickly things can change.  We’ve all experienced it.  That heart-rending phone call with a sobbing voice on the other end with tragic news.  The results of a test and the Doctor’s unfavorable prognosis.  The husband announces that he’s leaving to the shock of his wife and children.  A close associate who betrays your trust.  A once devoted friend who cowardly leaves when you need him the most. Continue reading

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Who’s That Knocking?

A nurse on the pediatric ward, before listening to the little one’s chest  would plug the stethoscope into their ears and let them listen to their own hearts.  Their eyes  would always light up with wonderment.  But she never got a response to equal four-year old David’s.  Gently he tucked the stethoscope in his ears and placed the disk over his heart. Continue reading

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