by Daniel Flores Who hasn’t longed for a relationship — in marriage, at work, or at church — where there is no pain or emotional distress? Who hasn’t longed for a life free from guilt, from the fear of failure, and from that gnawing sense of disapproval for past sins? For a time, Adam and […]

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The perseverance of Peter, the fisherman. by Daniel Flores One night, Simon Peter was determined to fish by the Lake of Gennesaret, near where he lived. So he prepared his nets and boat and went fishing. Perhaps he told his wife to be ready to cook the fish when he returned. Peter entered the water […]

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All of us have different experiences in our Christian lives — some pleasant and others, not so much. Hearing what God is doing in other people’s lives encourages us. It helps us realize we are not the only ones who go through distressing situations. Such a story is in Acts 12, where we read of […]

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And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, “In you all the nations shall be blessed” (Galatians 3:8). In the above passage, Paul writes that God announced the gospel in advance to Abraham. It’s an interesting statement, and one that raises questions. Why was […]

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The lordship of Christ is central to witnessing the Word of God.

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