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Drag Drama into the Daylight
Weekly Text: Acts 15:1-11
Fester is a word worth pondering. It may even be worth festering over. Most other things are not, however. Drama of any sort ought to be addressed head-on, no matter how much “dissension and debate” (v2, 7) it causes....
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16. Don't Follow Fools Off a Cliff
The Thirty Sayings (16/30)
Saying Sixteen Proverbs 23:19-21 Hear, my son, and be wise; and guide your heart in the way. Do not mix with winebibbers, or with gluttonous eaters of meat; for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and d...
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How Did That Make You Feel, Paul?
Weekly Text: Acts 14:19-28
If a Christian man from the modern world were stoned almost to death for his faith, it would not be relegated to a footnote in his biography. It would clothe the pages of history books and adorn the covers of evangeli...
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15. Stop Longing for a Glittery Hell
The Thirty Sayings (15/30)
Saying Fifteen Proverbs 23:17-18 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day; for surely there is a hereafter, and your hope will not be cut off. Stop longing for a glittery...
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The Hearth of Isola Hill
A Short Story
It wasn’t marked on the map, but somehow he’d expected to find it — the house atop Isola Hill. He entered with a snowy crunch. Inside, his tools found their place. It was a relief not to carry them anymore. There was...
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Watch That Tone
Weekly Text: Acts 14:1-18
Reformed Christians such as myself sometimes scratch their heads at statements like this: “They spoke in such a manner that a large number of people believed.” (v1) If God is absolutely sovereign (which he is – Ephesi...
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14. Your Wisdom Isn't Just for You
The Thirty Sayings (14/30)
Saying Fourteen Proverbs 23:15-16 My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself; yes, my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak right things. Your wisdom isn’t just for you. It is 6 a.m...
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The False Christadelphian Gospel
False gospels matter. Because false gospels are like the seductive woman in Proverbs 7, leading people away to the chambers of death. The fact that this one often does so under the guise of reverent prayers, Sunday sc...
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13. What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger When It Comes from a Father
The Thirty Sayings (13/30)
Saying Thirteen Proverbs 23:13-14 Do not withhold correction from a child, for if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. You shall beat him with a rod, and deliver his soul from hell. What doesn’t kill you makes yo...
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