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Chased By Blessings: Jesus’ Ascension is Good News

  Chased. That's how we sometimes feel. Who's after us? And what do they want? Jesus' Ascension is the topic of our current series. Why did he have to leave us? That’s the question his disciples must have asked when he told…
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Blinded By the Light: The Final Eye Witness

Blinded. The final eye witness of the resurrected Jesus was literally blinded by what he saw. He wasn’t thrilled to see him. No, he was as shocked as if he had run full speed into a brick wall. Ever since Easter Sunday we have been…
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Seeing Is Believing: From the Eye Witnesses to Us

Is seeing necessary for our faith? Aren’t we supposed to believe without seeing? In last week’s post we explored the words that Jesus said to Thomas, otherwise known as “Doubting Thomas.” Thomas had insisted on seeing his risen…
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Does Doubting Thomas Deserve His Name?

  Why do we insist on labeling Thomas the “doubting disciple”? Is he getting a bad rap from history, or does Scripture support our nickname for him? And how does his story encourage us today? After a week of vacation, I’m…
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Open Ears, Open Mouths: Isaiah 50:4

  What was Jesus doing after the resurrection? He was giving us, not just the open tomb, but open ears and an open mouth. Why didn’t Jesus return to heaven right away? Because he spent 40 days filling the weary with joy. Easter…
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Passionate Love: Applying Mark 15

Photo by Zac Durant on Unsplash   Why is it good to remember the passionate love of Christ for us? Is it so we will feel bad for putting him through such pain? Or is it some kind of ploy for using guilt as a tool to manipulate our…
Baby feet and incarnation
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Incarnation: The God Who Has Feet

Your baby feet were inked and stamped on your birth certificate. The incarnation stamped God's footprints into our timeline.
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“Keeping” Christ in Christmas?

Does keeping Christ in Christmas seem like one more thing to do in this busy season? Find out why we can't keep him out...
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Christmas in the Wilderness

Are you in the wilderness this Christmas? Jesus came into the wilderness to bring us out.
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How Did He Stay on Track? Studying Mark 2

Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash   When you were a kid did you ever ask questions in class just to get your teacher off topic? Staying on track is tough against a whole classroom. Mr. Wheat was a tough nut to crack. He was…