The Son Also Rises Ernest Hemingway’s first full-length novel features hard-drinking friends who have recently endured World War I. They bear the scars, literal and figurative, of the war’s devastation and try to cope with it via parties, grand adventures, and sleeping around. Always, there is alcohol to numb the pain. No one is happy. Hemingway’s title for his book, …
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Topic:Washed in Love Bible in a Year: Zechariah 9–12Revelation 20 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.James 2:24 GIVEToday’s Scripture & Insight:James 2:14–26 A small church in Southern California recognized an opportunity to express God’s love in a practical way. Believers in Jesus gathered at a local laundromat to give back …
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Topic:Who Am I? Bible in a Year: Isaiah 7–8 Ephesians 2 “I am who I am.” Exodus 3:14 Dave enjoyed his job, but for a long time he’d sensed a pull toward something else. Now he was about to fulfill his dream and step into mission work. But strangely, he began to have serious doubts. “I don’t deserve this,” he …
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Topic:Celebrating God’s Creativity Bible in a Year : Psalms 84–86; Romans 12 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. Romans 12:6 As music filled the church auditorium, color-blind artist Lance Brown stepped onstage. He stood in front of a large white canvas, with his back to the congregation and dipped his brush into black …
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Topic:Back in the Battle Bible in a Year : Psalms 72–73; Romans 9:1–15 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 As a child, she had hurled vicious words at her parents. Little did she know that those words would be her last …
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Topic:The Spirit of Fika Bible in a Year: Numbers 12–14; Mark 5:21–43 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Luke 24:30 The coffeehouse in the town near my house is named Fika. It’s a Swedish word meaning to take a break with coffee and a …
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Topic:What Kind of Savior Is He? January 9, 2019 What Kind of Savior Is He? Read: John 6:47–51, 60–66 Bible in a Year: Genesis 23–24; Matthew 7 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. John 6:66 Last year, friends and I prayed for healing for three women battling cancer. We knew God had …
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Topic:An Alternative to Worry January 8, 2019 An Alternative to Worry Read: Matthew 6:25–34 Bible in a Year: Genesis 20–22; Matthew 6:19–34 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? Matthew 6:27 A law-abiding, honest man received a voicemail that said, “This is officer _______ from the police department. Please call me at this …
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Topic:An Ordinary Man January 7, 2019 An Ordinary Man Read: 1 Samuel 16:1–7 Bible in a Year: Genesis 18–19; Matthew 6:1–18 People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7 William Carey was a sickly boy, born to a humble family near Northampton, England. His future didn’t look too bright. But God had …
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Topic:The Greater Glory January 6, 2019 The Greater Glory Read: John 17:1–5, 20–24 Bible in a Year: Genesis 16–17; Matthew 5:27–48 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. Luke 2:1 Caesar Augustus is remembered as the first and greatest of the Roman emperors. By political skill and military …
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