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  Although we Americans who speak out are not being hauled off to the lions (yet!), we do frequently experience the rumblings of that metaphorical lion who roams around seeking whom he might destroy. Unfortunately, I’m taking the step of banning comments on this site—sad, because comments can be so interesting and encouraging.  On my “quality [...]

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“For we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”  Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) An unforgettable sign hung over the sanctuary door of the church I attended for many years.  You could not miss the message as you walked out:  “You are now entering your [...]

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” . . . In the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”  John 16:33b Faithful service in the Lord’s Army is the toughest military assignment on earth—especially when that service entails a ministry of speaking out on issues and following the Scriptural mandate to unmask evil at every [...]

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Yesterday we had a belated 4th of July worship service at Lake Country Bible Church, because many of our fellowship had been absent over the past three day weekend.  The service consisted of patriotic hymns, and readings from documents by various founders of our nation.  The documents of Patrick Henry, John Adams, and others highlighted how our nation was [...]

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The events of Christ’s death and resurrection are as familiar to those of us who know God’s truth as if they had happened only yesterday rather than nearly 2000 years ago.  These events were prophesied many times in the Old Testament, and fulfilled down to the last detail in the Gospels. How much closer in [...]

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  I will never forget the shock, sickness, and trauma I felt when—as a child—I first viewed photos of the Nazi death camps, in LIFE Magazine.*  I wondered, and the adults around me kept asking in bewilderment, “How could this have happened?  Germany was a Christian country!” There is an answer to that question, and the answer is [...]

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I am weeping over tragic events of recent hours.  Perhaps those of us who clearly recall events of World War II are most heartbroken of all.  It seems like “only yesterday” that we viewed those horrendous news photos of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  A necessary military action on the part of the U. S?  Yes, I believe it was.  An [...]

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“For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you.  They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.”  Jude verse 4 (NIV) “But there were also false prophets among the people, just [...]

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On September 28th, 2009, I posted an entry titled “Very Scary Words” on this blog.  The scary words had been spoken to me by a friend who said,  “I’m so glad I don’t have to think!  My church does that for me, so I don’t have to concern myself with what to believe or whatever is [...]

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“For this is what the Lord Almighty says:  ‘After he has honored me and has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches  the apple of His eye—I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them.  Then you will know that the Lord Almighty [...]

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