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Christianityworks
In Depth Weekly Bible Teaching: Join Berni Dymet as he opens God's Word to discover what God has to say into your life, today. Watch, listen or read. Whichever works best!
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FRESH Daily Devotional
Daily Devotional taking you deeper into God's Word + closer to Jesus. Watch, listen or read. It's your choice. Even subscribe to have it delivered directly to you!
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A Different Perspective
Daily 10 Minute Message exploring issues we all face in life ... from a different perspective; the sorts of things that really matter day-to-day. Listen or read. It's up to you.
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Saving Faith
Faith is an awesome thing to have, especially when our faith is in something or someone that will never fail. But how well does your faith hold up during the rough patches in ...
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You Have Been Set Free
Freedom. It means different things to different people. What does it mean to you? Is it about being free to do anything you want to do? Or is it about being set free from the ...
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You Have Been Set Free (1)
Freedom, it’s a great idea, but a reality that very few people ever experience. Jesus came to set the captives free, but what does that really mean? What does that really look ...
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A Different Perspective
It’s becoming more and more difficult for anyone whose faith is in Jesus to keep believing in the Bible. Now, depending on where you sit, you may be thinking, who cares? So much ...
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The Ultimate Price
The central message of Christianity – the ‘Good News’ as it’s called – is that Jesus, the Son of God, became a man and died for our sins, so that the price that God’s ...
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A New Way of Thinking
Might I ask you, what’s dominating your thoughts? What do you tend to think about again and again? It’s a revealing exercise to think about what you’re thinking about. For ...
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Controlling Thoughts
Fear isn’t an emotion that we enjoy. Not at all! In fact, if it were up to us, we’d absolutely avoid it for the rest of our days. But sometimes our thoughts and emotions lead ...
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When It’s Time to Act
When the going gets tough, emotions like fear and dismay have a nasty habit of immobilising us. Like a rabbit caught in headlights, we freeze up and stop doing the things we need ...
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How to Overcome Dismay
When circumstances conspire against us to produce one of those perfect storms that threatens to destroy us, it’s almost as though our emotions team up with them to make things ...
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More Than You Can Imagine
With all that’s going on in your heart and mind, with all that’s going on in your life, with everything that’s going on in the world around you, do you ever feel … ...
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Living Generously (2)
All too many people want to live a life of victory, but when it comes to the way they manage their money, well, they’re so far in debt, that they don’t have the resources ...
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Know the Unknowable
Do you ever look up at the vastness of the night sky and marvel at the countless stars up there? And they’re only the tiniest fraction of the trillion, trillion stars in the ...
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This One Thing for You
Yep, it’s the weekend – hooray! Hopefully the chance for a bit of a break. But on this day of rest, there’s something I’d like to share with you. The sense of privilege ...
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If Only …
Each of us has to decide many times each day whether to do good or to compromise on what we know to be right – to honour God, or turn our back on Him. It’s kind of ...
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Bow Down to the Lord
Every now and then, God chooses to speak to us through some apparently random event. It can be the tiniest thing, yet His voice booms out in the most powerful and profound way. ...
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Don’t Forget To …
Our own sense of wellbeing tends to go through stages. Sometimes with everything chugging along nicely, we feel just fine. Other times when we’re facing anything from moderate ...
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You Can Depend on Him
Emotions are a huge part of who we are, absolutely. But when they go unchecked … man, they can get us into some serious trouble. We chatted about this yesterday, as God called ...
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Steady as She Goes
Every now and then things happen – both good things and bad, things that we long for and things that we loathe – that cause us to react. And the more we react, the more of a ...
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Living Generously (1)
All too many people want to live a life of victory, but when it comes to the way they manage their money, well, they’re so far in debt, that they don’t have the resources ...
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Examine God’s Word
Have you ever wondered why you’re struggling with the things you’re struggling with? Mr and Mrs Super Christian over there seem to have it all together. Me? Well, you know … ...
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Good Theology Ain’t Enough
Different people understand the Good News of Jesus in different ways. Me, I’m a simple guy. I open the Bible, read it and believe what God says, even when it conflicts – which ...
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Incredibly Good News
How good are you at obeying the rules? If you’re licensed to drive, when was the last time you drove without exceeding the speed limit by a single mile or kilometre per hour? ...
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Love is Never Wasted
Have you ever done someone a good turn and then been miffed when they didn’t even acknowledge it, let alone thank you for it? It kind of leaves you wondering, why did I even ...
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When Safety is Overrated
Aside from skydivers, mountain climbers and other assorted adrenalin junkies, most of us have a natural aversion to danger. What we long for is safety and it’s 21st century ...
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Don’t be Offended
When others behave badly, it’s so easy for us to take offence. In fact, in a world dominated more and more by a sense of entitlement, taking offence is becoming the “go-to” ...
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The Very Definition of Hypocrisy
Let’s face it, loving other people can be hard. They don’t always treat us the way we want to be treated. They don’t always behave how we want them to behave. And little by ...
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Overboard with Jesus (2)
Too many Christians try to live out a safe, convenient and comfortable Christianity … and then they wonder, why isn’t it working? Others, they can hear Jesus calling them, but ...
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Be Careful How You Live
We all have but one life to live on this earth, and time’s slipping away day by day. So what are you going to do with your today? What are you going to do with your tomorrow? We ...
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The World Has Enough Critics
Criticism and conflict seem to be de rigueur these days in the public square. Politically, ideologically, socially, and from a faith perspective as well. It feels like ...
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What God Really Wants From You
Like anything, Christianity can be turned into a lucrative business. The wealth of some churches is astonishing. And it’s easy for simple God-fearing folk like you and me to get ...
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Even When You Grow Old …
One of the great tragedies playing itself out as a global pandemic these days is to see older men and women – those with the experience and wisdom of years – give up on life. ...
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Something to Remember
It’s almost a given that when we’re facing adversity, fighting some battle, in the midst of some mess, we feel completely alone. We may not be, but that’s how it feels. In ...
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Often Overlooked
The more I see of people’s lives the more I’m impacted by the stark reality that each one of us is facing some sort of struggle in our lives. How about you? Sure, there are ...
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The Perfect Landing
I wonder, when you pray – and the research tells us that most people do, in fact, pray – do you ever think about where your prayers end up? How God perceives them? What impact ...
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Overboard with Jesus (1)
Too many Christians try to live out a safe, convenient and comfortable Christianity … and then they wonder, why isn’t it working? Others, they can hear Jesus calling them, but ...
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Overboard with Jesus
Too many Christians try to live out a safe, convenient and comfortable Christianity … and then they wonder, why isn’t it working? Others, they can hear Jesus calling them, but ...
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Sorrow That Leads to Change
Sorrow isn’t something that we’d ever wish upon ourselves. Why would we? And yet, what if I told you that there’s one type of sorrow that God wants for us; that’s actually ...
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God Encourages Those Who are Troubled
The word ‘affliction’ isn’t a particularly nice one. It’s definitely not one that we’d ever want to take ownership of. And yet, there are times when it’s precisely the ...
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Make Yourself Pure
God makes some powerful promises to those of us who put their trust in Jesus. He promises that He’ll be our God and we, His people; that He’ll dwell in our midst. It all comes ...
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When Friends Flee
There’s nothing more unsettling, unnerving, disappointing, downright hurtful, than a friend who sticks with you in the good times and deserts you in the bad. Ever had that ...
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Whose Fault Is It?
I’ve done some foolish things throughout my life. You too, right? We wish we could undo them … but we can’t. And, quite possibly, you’re still living out the consequences ...
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How to Honour God
People do some strange things with their bodies these days. They pierce them in some very odd places, tattoo them, adorn them, flaunt them and yes, abandon them to immorality. So ...
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The Wealth Snare
Is it reasonable or unreasonable for a professing Christian to save up a tidy nest-egg for their retirement while there are still people around the world starving and others ...
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Building Lasting Relationships
Relationships can be one of the most enriching or one of the most destructive parts of our lives. Depends on the sorts of relationships we enter into and build. Join Berni Dymet ...
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To Whom Can You Compare Him?
So it’s Sunday, for some the end of one week, for others the beginning of the next. Whatever camp you’re in, let’s do Sunday together on a high note. Let’s glory in the ...
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The God Who Carries You
In a world that revolves around success, it can be difficult to shake the feeling that you’re not good enough. We’re meant to be capable and self-reliant, right? We’re meant ...
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Tread the Right Path
Life’s journey comes with many twists and turns and a good many forks in the road. Doubtless you can look back and see how a small decision to go this way instead of that ...
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A Gospel of Contradictions?
There are times, to be honest, when this good news of Jesus doesn’t feel like good news at all. After all, He Himself promised that becoming His disciple would be hard work. How ...
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By the Grace of God
So many things in this life seem to demand so much hard work. Good marriages don’t just happen – they require effort. Bringing up children requires a lot of effort. Career ...
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Run the Race
There are times in each of our lives when we feel like tossing in the towel – be it in your marriage, in your job, in your faith walk. You’re not alone in this. At some point, ...
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The Evil that Lies Within
There’s so much evil in this world. Pride, selfishness, arrogance, abuse … families divided, nations at war, the poor and marginalised tossed on the scrap heap. Yep, there’s ...
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Escaping from the Siege
With everything we have going on in our lives, we can sometimes get to a point where we feel as though we’re under siege – everything is conspiring together to rob us of life. ...
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Don’t Ignore the Red Flags
I think we’d agree that looking for the good in others, seeing their potential, cutting them some slack when they fall short – that’s a good attitude to have, right? The ...
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The Death of Gossip
Gossip has the power to ruin reputations. A rumour here, a whisper there and before you know it, the gossip mill’s running at full steam. What is it that compels us to be part ...
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Don’t Throw Stones
When we see someone else doing the wrong thing, all too often we feel compelled to throw stones. It’s a reaction sadly, that Christians seem more prone to than the general ...
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The Blind Leading the Blind
The clear and present danger for anyone who puts their trust into anyone or anything, Christians included (in fact especially Christians) is that we take our faith to ridiculous ...
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The Generosity You Dish Out
Do you mind if I ask you what may be a somewhat confronting question? How generous are you towards others? When you see someone in need, what’s your natural reaction to them? ...
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The Punishment You Dish Out
How do you respond to people who do the wrong thing? How do you deal with those who hurt you, who don’t like you, who diminish you in some way? Come on, how do you react? Our ...
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The Kindest Person in the Room
Different people are smart in different ways. You may be highly gifted in one way whilst the next person is highly gifted in another. That’s how it’s meant to be. The mistake ...
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The Faces We Wear
We all put on different faces from time to time. Sometimes knowingly and sometimes without even realising it. Now the problem is that the face is supposed to reflect the heart. ...
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Along the Path of Goodness
Time and again, studies have found that companies that experience long term success typically operate within a sound moral framework – their honest dealings and decency to their ...
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Don’t be Lazy
When does the need for rest become our excuse for laziness? We all need to rest from our labours, but there’s a fine line between genuine rest and a slack spirit that’s ...
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Don’t Be Surprised
There’s an incredible finality about death. You stop breathing, your heart stops, the blood stops pumping, your brain dies and from that moment your body begins to decay. ...
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The Certainty of Salvation
A good many people have the key criterion – the only criterion – for eternal life confused. Some say, I’m not such a bad person. I should be fine. While others wonder, ...
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The Power of Life
There’s absolutely no doubt that Jesus performed some amazing miracles. He made the paralysed to walk, the blind to see, Lazarus to rise from the grave. But what was the point ...
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How Not to Fail
Have you ever stepped out to do something for God in faith, all brave and enthusiastic, and fallen flat on your face? Me too. Then we wonder why God didn’t show up. Lord, what ...
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The Dangers of Religion
It’s quite remarkable really, how easy it is to take God’s mercy and grace – wondrous though they are – and turn them into a bunch of rules. What do you get when you do ...
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Dealing with Difficult People
There’s one thing about other people. They’re everywhere and we just can’t get away from them. At home. At work. At church. They’re there. And sometimes, they’re ...
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Dealing with Difficult People
If you haven’t noticed there are people everywhere. It’s hard to get away from them sometimes. And some of those people are difficult to deal with. Turns out that they can ...
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Your Premeditated Pass to Sin
Each one of us has that one weakness, that one chink in our armour, that one … sin that keeps coming back to haunt us; to derail our faith journey. You probably already know ...
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Be Kind, Generous and Fair
You know what I think? I think that it’s all too easy to over-spiritualise Christianity, to get so drawn into singing songs and slapping people on the back – praise the Lord ...
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When You’re Guilty of Harm
In most countries, occupational health and safety (or OH&S, as it’s called) is a big deal. And rightly so, because in places where it isn’t, some terrible things end up ...
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What Sort of Neighbour are You?
Neighbours have a funny way of getting on one another’s nerves. Be it a barking dog, tree roots under the fence, cigarette smoke or a boundary dispute, being a good neighbour ...
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God’s Timing is Perfect
I’ll be honest with you. I haven’t always been that enamoured by God’s timing. There’ve been too many times when suffering’s gone on for too long. And frankly, ...
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The World’s Biggest Ponzi Scheme
A man by the name of Bernie Madoff, a former Chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange, holds the title for the biggest Ponzi scheme in human history. He stole, wait for it … $64.8 ...
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The Simple Power of Love
With so much bad stuff going on around us you have to ask yourself, what’s the antidote? What’s the solution? How can we make it stop? Husbands cheating on wives, and wives on ...
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Love Is (2)
We live in a go, go, go, hectic, run at a million miles an hour kind of world these days. And the busier and more connected that we become, the harder it is to remember what ...
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How You Treat Your Staff
Anyone who’s ever been in a leadership role will know that it ain’t easy. People sometimes fall short of your expectations. And without doubt, you’ll come in for your share ...
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Remember Your Reward
Impressing others can, without doubt, bring short term rewards. Impress your boss and you might get a raise, a promotion, or both. But there’s something much more important, ...
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Are You Still Trying to Impress?
No matter how humble we think we might have become, there’s always a temptation lurking deep inside somewhere telling us how wonderful it would be if we could impress other ...
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Devilish Pride
Have you ever had the devil dangle a temptation under your nose that sparked your imagination as to how successful you could become; how impressed others would be? You’re not ...
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Pride is Destructive
So, how much do you enjoy living or working with a prideful person or indeed being surrounded by several of them? It’s not a lot of fun, is it? Without doubt, one of the most ...
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The Power of a Question
If only life were simple … but it simply isn’t. It’s messy, it’s complex. People’s emotions, ours included, are fickle. We’re often faced with tricky situations. Yep, ...
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Does God Still Punish Us?
So let me ask you, does God still punish His children? When you do something wrong, and you know it was wrong, does He still get out His big cosmic ruler and rap you over the ...
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Love Is (1)
We live in a go, go, go, hectic, run at a million miles an hour kind of world these days. And the busier and more connected that we become, the harder it is to remember what ...
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An Abhorrent Concept
In this day and age, no matter what system of government we happen to live under, our desire is to be free; to have self-determination; not to have others tell us what to do. That ...
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When You’re In Trouble
There are times in our lives when the ability to stand confidently on the promises of God is truly important. I mean, it’s always important but never more so than in times of ...
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Those Who’ve Gone Before
In this fast paced, technology-driven world where you can order up dinner on your smartphone to be delivered to your door in half an hour, people seem rarely to take the time to ...
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The Light that Shines in Your Heart
You know when something’s been baffling you for ages, something’s not quite right but you just haven’t been able to figure it out and then all of a sudden it comes ...
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Have You Unwrapped the Gift?
Imagine for a moment that on one of those really significant birthdays, one with a zero on the end of it, the person you love most gives you a present all wrapped up with a big ...
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There’s Power in that Promise
What purpose has God set before you, between today and the day when you breathe your last breath? Why has He still left you here, rather than taken you home to Himself in glory? ...
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Remember the Promise
Back in the days of old, the only sort of boats that existed were sailboats. Intrepid sailors criss-crossed the globe, crossing great oceans to discover new worlds, powered by one ...
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Get out of Jail Free
Sometimes in life – things go wrong – a relationship, our work, money problems, kids….it’s a pretty long list. And when they do, it seems like nothing else ...
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Let Life Begin
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! A refrain of Christians down through the ages. A shout of joy. But does it still mean anything over two thousand years after the event? What, ...
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Completely Defeated, And Yet …
Easter Saturday … what do we do with that? It’s kind of a nothing day between the terrible events of Good Friday and the spectacularly wondrous events of Resurrection Sunday. ...
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He Did it For You
Well, here we are … that day we call “Good Friday”, remembering the terrible, the unthinkable, that took place so that for you and me the equally wondrous and unthinkable ...
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A Big Promise
Jesus did and said things that were so, “out there”, so unexpected. As often as you read the Gospel accounts of His life, you can never cease to be surprised. Over the last ...
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But Then, You Stumble
In just a couple of days we’ll be commemorating that terrible day, “Good Friday”, when Jesus was nailed to that Cross for all to see. How could that possibly have been ...
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Despite Your Best Intentions
It’s one thing to have good intentions; it’s another thing entirely to live them out. There’s not a person alive who hasn’t begun their race with the best of intentions, ...
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That Unshakeable Sense of Guilt
There are many obvious things about each one of us that are there naturally because they’re encoded in our DNA; handed down from generation to generation. But there’s another ...