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Pack your coffin
A.W. Milne was a missionary. He and some others became known as the one-way missionaries. They bought one-way tickets because as they went to far flung regions and into uncertain circumstances they knew they might face danger, lose their lives, and never come back. So they did something strange. They… Listen ⇢
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The highest joy?
In the movie Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury needs to give away all his possessions. He invites in the poor. They start taking away his things. He looks to the cross and says, “You! You! You are the only one who knows how easy this is!” Pardon? That’s not what… Listen ⇢
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What you’re gaining vs giving up
Such-and-such is my “cross to bear.” It’s an expression people use. Someone dealing with chronic pain might say it is their “cross to bear.” Another person who takes care of a loved one in need might say it is their “cross to bear.” We’ve been spending some time thinking about… Listen ⇢
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Take up your electric chair
A man was walking through a Tokyo department store in the Christmas season. He noticed something strange, even offensive. It was someone nailed to a cross. But the person wasn’t Jesus, it was Santa.* At first perhaps we might think that this is the ultimate sign of the horrid commercialization… Listen ⇢
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Win within
“God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble” (James 4:6). Kevin Myers and John Maxwell coined a phrase: “win within.”* It’s meant to help us think about what’s happening inside of us. When we live by faith at our very core, that will flow outward into our words,… Listen ⇢
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The mocking voice stopped
Max Lucado was teaching a group of people in Jerusalem. They were in an enclosed space. They were accompanied by a tour guide and some guards. His text was John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him… Listen ⇢
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The spiritual power of allegiance
In Matthew 16 Jesus asked his disciples about his identity. Peter answered correctly: “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And… Listen ⇢
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Saying it out loud
We’ve been talking about the power of words. These days we tend to devalue them. When someone says “actions speak louder than words” they are commenting on this very trend. While our actions should certainly back up our words, words can still have incredible power on their own. In Jesus’… Listen ⇢
Meet the producer, Matthew Ruttan.
Matthew is a disciple, pastor, husband, and dad of three who lives in the psalms.
