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“Jesus wept.” (Gospel of John 11:35) Two words. No explanation. No correction. No immediate miracle. At the tomb of Lazarus, Jesus pauses long enough to enter the grief of those He loves. Before resurrection is commanded, sorrow is honored. This moment reveals something essential about ministry: compassion is not a delay of God’s work—it is…
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Why Temptation Is Not Failure Temptation is often misunderstood. Many assume it signals failure or weak faith. Scripture offers a more nuanced—and hopeful—view. In Matthew 4, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted. This moment is not a detour from his calling, but part of his preparation. Hebrews later reflects…
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I Gave My Birthday Away — and You Can Too Turning Personal Milestones Into Community Good As we get older, many of us find that we need fewer things. Our wants change. Our closets fill up. What grows instead is a quieter question: What good can I do with what I already have? For several…
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Faith, according to Hebrews 11:1 is substantive and evidential in and of itself. Does that suggest that faith in anything proves the thing? Yes and no. Yes, faith, because of divine and universal principles set in motion from the time when God first created wisdom, dictates laws of belief and reality. No, because some things…
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To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. – Ecclesiastes 3:1 Our God breaths upon time and space and enters into our sphere, moving with rhythmic precision and thoughtful order, shaping events, turning tides, and weaving the seasons into a tapestry of purpose. We respond either by riding the…
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NEW BIRTH “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.” – John 3:7 Back in 1978, Barry McGuire wanted to help his little boy understand the new birth experience that had taken him by surprise. So, he wrote a song called “Bullfrogs and Butterflies.” It went like this, “Bullfrogs and butterflies;…
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“ The Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.” – Luke 19:10 (NIV) The Lord is entirely ready to remove our defects of character when we are entirely ready to have Him do so. He waits for our agreement with Him in prayer and for our humility in the asking.…
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Matthew 3:1–12 — John the Baptist Prepares the Way Excerpted from https://tomsims.substack.com/p/fired-up It was a time when religion, even good religion and theology, had become empty ritual for so many. It was a time when many were longing for something authentic in their communities of faith but not finding it. It was a time when masses of common…
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Proverbs 8 – A Short Study Proverbs 8 – NIV 1 Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand; 3 beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries aloud: 4 “To you, O…
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When He Was Born ” “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to…
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