• The Way Through Failure:

    A Meditation on John 14 John 14 is spoken in the shadow of failure. Watch video on YouTube. Jesus has just told His disciples that everything is about to fall apart. One will betray Him. One will deny Him. All will scatter. The confident will falter. The loyal will run. And then, without pause, He…

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  • Acts 4:13–21 | Psalm 118:14–18 Are Jesus’ followers ordinary or holy? Yes.Both. The early apostles were not recognized for credentials, eloquence, or institutional standing. They were identified by something far more decisive: They had been with Jesus. That was the difference. Their boldness did not come from education.Their authority did not come from status.Their impact…

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  • On the Shore — John 21:1–14 They fished all night… and caught nothing.Sound familiar? You’ve given your best effort to something—and nothing came of it. No results.No return.No traction. How does that feel? Then Jesus appears. Not in the boat.Not in the struggle. On the shore. And He is already preparing breakfast. You can almost…

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  • Bloom

    Isaiah 61:11“For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.” Winter is not eternal. It has limits. Its season ends. What feels unyielding eventually loosens…

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  • Sometimes people don’t argue… they sing their anger. The question isn’t whether anger exists—it’s what we do with it. I’m curious:👉 When you encounter anger (online or in person), do you tend to listen first… or push back? And what’s shaped that instinct in you? Worth revisiting:🔗 https://medium.com/@tomsims/singing-the-song-of-angry-people-13ee4e44f9b9 Let Them Come – An Example for…

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  • In Retrospect

    When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. – John 2:22 We do not pay attention to everything we hear. Nor, do we remember everything that gets our attention. Then, even when we…

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  • Reflections from I Corinthians 15 “Therefore my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” – I Corinthians 15:58 Beneath the Oak Tree We gathered in the shade of an old oak tree that stood…

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  • There are characteristics of Christian behavior that are taught explicitly in Scripture, and others that are taught more implicitly through the spirit and pattern of the Christian life. What we learn inside the fellowship of believers is not meant to remain inside the walls of the church. These lessons are deeply applicable to life in…

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  • Joyful Together

    Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together – Psalm 98:8 Fields, streams and hills all agree: God is worthy to be joyfully praised! Hills and planes, rivers, lakes, streams, and mighty oceans, mountains and meadows all tell of the goodness of God. In the midst of it all are those…

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  • The Shock of Resurrection | Luke 24:1–12“Why do you seek the living among the dead?” 👉 Watch this message:https://youtu.be/_SVhSP6K90w They came expecting death. They brought spices. They came early. They came prepared to mourn. No one came to the tomb that morning looking for a living Savior. And yet, the question still echoes: “Why do you…

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