We live in a world where a healthy dose of skepticism is a good thing. People lie to us all the time. Given that, I am glad to know that, at first, Thomas doubted that Jesus of Nazareth had truly been raised.
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Stay Awake
The last day will come suddenly and without warning. Here’s how to be ready.
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We can find joy and peace in troubled times when we remember that God hears our prayers and shift our focus to the positive things that God is doing in our lives.
Continue readingRomans 10: Paul vs. Uncertainty
Sesame Street’s monsters aren’t very scary, but there are other monsters that are. In the Book of Romans Paul has been chasing one that ought not be hanging around any church: the monster of uncertainty.
Continue readingRomans 9: What About…?
At the end of Romans 8, the Apostle Paul taught his readers to trust God to finish the work he had started in them. In chapter 9, he begins dealing with some of the questions his readers would have about this work of God.
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