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The Curse
Malachi 4:4-6 encapsulates or summarizes the Old Testament and introduces the New Testament by warning Israel that the Law, sometimes attributed to Moses but was dictated by God and still in force for all time, warns of a curse to befall …
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Taking Care With the Tares
In the Parable of the Wheat and Tares, Jesus Christ gives His disciples an example of how to treat tares within the church. His parable contains important instruction applicable to our Christian lives today, growing together with the …
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Abortion's Unintended Consequence
Economists speak of the "law of unintended consequences." A person's actions can have consequences that are not anticipated, or unintended. Indeed, the consequences of our actions can turn out to be precisely the opposite of what we …
Today's Verse and Comment
Amos 8:11-14
(11) "Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord GOD,
"That I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread,
Nor a thirst for water,
But of hearing the words of the LORD.
(12) They shall wander from sea to sea,
And from north to east;
They shall run to and fro, seeking the word of the LORD,
But shall not find it.
(13) "In that day the fair virgins
And strong young men
Shall faint from thirst.
(14) Those who swear by the sin of Samaria,
Who say,
"As your god lives, O Dan!"
And, "As the way of Beersheba lives!"
They shall fall and never rise again."
The first victims of this famine are the young. They are more susceptible because their parents failed to provide a solid foundation of truth. The young only know what the older generation has taught them. With anything remotely …
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Big-Picture Thinking
by Richard T. RitenbaughEach year, as we flip our Gregorian calendars from December to January, it has become traditional to assess the old year and resolve to amend our faults and shortcomings in the new. Unfortunately, these assessments have devolved into a series of meaningless "Best of" and "Worst of" lists, while the amending of our ways chiefly concerns foods we love to eat, liquids we like to drink, weight we need to lose, and exercise we ought to do. As for real soul-searching and determination to improve one's character, for most, that has passed from the scene with the dodo bird and the passenger …
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