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Judges 3:28-30 “Follow me,” [Ehud] ordered, “for the LORD has given Moab, your enemy, into your hands.” So they followed him down and, taking possession of the fords of the Jordan […]
SPEAKING WITH TWO VOICES
SPEAKING WITH TWO VOICES In John Bunyan’s classic, The Pilgrim’s Progress, there is a character Mr Facing Both Ways who lives in the village of Fair Speech. Bunyan is […]
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Mark 1:1-4 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who […]
DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL AND JESUS CHRIST
Festivals, Qu Yuan and Zongzi The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated all over the world among Chinese-speaking communities. It is especially popular in China, as one of its three most important […]
EPHESIANS, 61st study
Imitators of God “Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children… ” (Ephesians 5:1) Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:1-2 These two verses bring to a close the section we have been […]
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Jeremiah 14:22 Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is you, O LORD our God. Therefore our hope […]
EPHESIANS, 60th study
A Vision to be Pursued “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another…” (Ephesians 4:32) Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:32 I ended the last devotional by mentioning that we can […]
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Acts 4:1-4 The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people. They were greatly […]
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Joshua 2:8-12 Before the spies lay down for the night, [Rahab] went up on the roof and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given this land to you […]
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Matthew 9:3-6 At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!” Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why do you entertain evil thoughts in […]
EPHESIANS, 59th study
Things to Put Away “Let all bitterness and wrath… be put away from you.” (Ephesians 4:31) Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:31 In this verse, Paul continues to detail the old attitudes, […]
Review of J. C. Ryle, ‘Christmas Thoughts’
Review of J. C. Ryle, Christmas Thoughts, ed. by Andrew Atherstone, Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, reprinted 2022. J. C. Ryle was an unusual clergyman in that he could preach […]
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Isaiah 60:1-3 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but […]
Review of Spurgeon, ‘No Tears in Heaven’
Charles Spurgeon, No Tears in Heaven, Fearn: Christian Focus, 2021. Here are seven sermons from Charles Spurgeon which reveal him as his sermonic best. They are all to do […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Psalm 119:143-144 Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands are my delight. Your statutes are for ever right; give me understanding that I may live. We find ourselves […]
TODAY’S QUICK WORD
Deuteronomy 31:16-18 And the LORD said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your fathers, and these people will soon prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they […]