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James and Me — New Podcast!

The first podcast is here! James and Me, a conversation with the Lord’s brother…and a mirror launched last Saturday and will drop every Saturday before noon CST.   The scene for James and Me is conversational, where James,...

A Separated Life

In Deuteronomy 7:11-15, Moses lists all the benefits of Israel’s separated life unto the Lord: A relationship with the faithful and merciful God, love, blessing, fruitfulness, and divine protection.   Now see a separated life’s counterpart in the...

Sin Is…

“What are sins? Sin, says the Westminster Shorter Catechism, is ‘any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, the law of God.’ This echoes 1 John 3:4, ‘sin is lawlessness.’ It has other aspects too. It is lawlessness...

Qualified

In Colossians 1:12-18, the Apostle Paul gives the saints in Colossae (and us) many reasons to provide the Father with thanks. The powerful descriptions of Jesus (He is…) and His creative works are all food for the soul....

Seasoned Believers

In Luke chapter 2, we read the thanksgiving of two seasoned “believers” who had deep prayer lives. Anna, who worshiped the Lord with fasting and prayer night and day; and Simeon, whose intercession had ultimately resulted in a...