#storychanging
Monday— This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. Mark 5:3 Tombstones. Graves. Cemeteries. They creep us out a little, especially after dark. Graveyards have an eerie quality because they are so final. No one being buried in a tomb is coming back. In first-century…
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Monday— …without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. Hebrews 9:22 Why the cross? Couldn’t God just forgive everyone without that? He’s God; can’t He do whatever He wants to? The more we learn about Jesus and His sacrifice, the more we bump into questions like these. Most people know the phrase…
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Monday— God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Genesis 1:31 “I can’t believe in a God who would allow such evil in the world,” Shane announced. “Exactly,” answered Monica. “If God is so great, why did He make a world with earthquakes, disease, and murder? Why would a good God…
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Monday— This is what the LORD says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls. But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’ Jeremiah 6:16 “This ain’t your grandma’s religion!” the TV preacher…
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Monday— Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 The pounding of iron on iron was like a heartbeat, muffled by the screams of the bloody men on crosses and the jeers of the mob. Every thud of the heavy hammer drove a spike deeper into tender…
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Monday— It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. Proverbs 25:24 “Oh man, Jed,” Charla murmured as she surveyed the one-room shack her brother had moved into. “This is…uh…this is not good. I know it’s not my business what goes on between you…
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Monday— Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law. Romans 13:10 “I make the money, so it’s mine to spend!” roared Deke. His wife cowered on the couch, afraid to look up. “But you’re not giving me enough to buy groceries,” she murmured. “The baby’s out of diapers and…
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Monday— “And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve…” Joshua 24:15 “Yeah, me’n my girlfriend want God to be the center of our home,” Brian said. “My kids were raised in church, hers weren’t, so we’re trying to teach them right.” Pastor Rod nodded…
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Monday— Those who are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. Psalm 92:13 Most Sundays, the Smith-Todds were at Unity Tabernacle. The kids took unity classes and the parents hosted unity gatherings every other month. But twenty years later, the kids were atheists, Dad had left Mom…
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