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Malta: When Trouble Becomes Testimony
Bible Chat on Acts 28:1-10 I think that if I were along the Mediterranean in southern Europe, near Sicily, near the place where Europe meets Africa, and I had the opportunity and the time, I would like to visit Malta.… Continue reading
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Happy Is He (or She)
“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God.”— (Psalm 146:5, KJV) We live in a world trained to place its confidence carefully. We are taught to trust what… Continue reading
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Seasons
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.— Ecclesiastes 3:1 Our God breathes upon time and space and enters into our sphere, moving with rhythmic precision and thoughtful order, shaping events, turning tides, and… Continue reading
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But Some Doubted
A Trinity Sunday Reflection on Matthew 28:16–20 “And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.”— Matthew 28:16, KJV This is Trinity Sunday, and in this extended passage all three members of the Godhead appear. The risen Son… Continue reading
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Remaining Faithful to Jesus Christ
A Reflection on 2 Timothy 1 Faithfulness to Jesus Christ does not mean the absence of fear, suffering, disappointment, or loneliness. It does mean receiving the Spirit’s courage, bearing witness without shame, and using the time we have to refresh… Continue reading
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What Do You Want on Your Gravestone?
How about the memorial to you in the hearts of your loved one? What is being written in the dash between your first day and your last? “Markings” is a reflection on gravestones, memory, mortality, reputation, and the life we… Continue reading
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Memorial Day Reflection
“And they mourned, and wept, and fasted…”— 2 Samuel 1:12 A Memorial Day reflection on remembrance, mourning, sacrifice, and the Christian call to honor the fallen while working, praying, and persuading for peace. On this Memorial Day morning, I find… Continue reading
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Tongues of Fire – Pentecost
A WordPress Devotional for pastortom.blog “And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.”— Acts 2:3 Sometimes the word God has for someone else comes and sits on us first. We… Continue reading
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Quit the Futily!
Stop living like “everybody else.”Paul’s challenge in Ephesians 4 is still painfully relevant today. Don’t drift through life in futility, outrage, fear, or empty noise. Be rooted and grounded in love. Live with purpose. Live in Christ. Join the conversation… Continue reading
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Who Told You That You Were Naked?
A Theological Reflection on Genesis 3 There are questions in scripture that echo through the entire human story. This is one of them: “Who told you that you were naked?” — Genesis 3:11 Not merely:What have you done? But:Who told… Continue reading
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