Gethsemane and Trial; Dependability and Denial

Have you ever just blown it? I mean, you meant to do the right thing. You were sincere. You knew, for once, what the right thing was. And you told several others about your good, bold plan. Maybe you even co...

Church: Tragedy, Trial, Triumph

This week, almost all of us heard the news that Buddy was in the hospital to undergo emergency, potentially life-threatening surgery. And we were shocked; perhaps we were even shaken. How could something lik...
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Worms Ate Him!

“He was eaten by worms and died, but the Word of God multiplied.” Yes, that is a direct quote; it is from Acts 12:23-24. The prophet Isaiah proclaimed, “The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever; all men are as grass!” [more...]
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Who Gets In?

Radical Grace! I really don’t know what else to call it. There is a man right in the middle of Acts that had spent his life killing people; he was really good at it. It wasn’t personal, it was professional. He is called a “Centurion.” [more...]