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Hope for the Hopeless

Have you ever noticed that God seems most interested in people who are unpretentious—those who are hopeless, those who have their share of desperation and defeat, those who are flawed and wounded, those in whom most of the world has … Continue reading

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Temptation or Test?

“I can resist everything except temptation.” –Oscar Wilde, the playwright At the outset of Jesus’ public ministry, Jesus was led by the Spirit Jesus to be tempted by the devil. And, while the text doesn’t say it, He was being … Continue reading

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Ask for Wisdom

“I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.” — Abraham Lincoln “So give Your servant … Continue reading

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God Can Use You–Even You

Joshua, chapter two, reads like a sidebar in Joshua’s book. It is not needed in telling the story of the Israelites occupying the Promised Land. If you read chapter one then skipped chapter two and picked up with chapter three … Continue reading

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