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Switch Seats

19. September 2008

There’s a company that makes T-shirts with spiritual themes. One of them shows an airplane being flown by a frantic pilot. The shirt says “If God is your co-pilot, switch seats.” That’s a statement that’s simple, but sort of sums up our struggle. We often talk about how faith is hard. But I believe a certain [...]

Christmas Cheer

17. September 2008

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Every year around this time, I have a familiar experience. I’m out shopping, and I’ll go through the checkout line, and pay for my stuff. When the cashier hands me back the change, they’ll say “Happy holidays,” or perhaps even “Merry Christmas.” I realize that this comment is not always motivated by the cashier’s genuine interest [...]

A Thousand Years Are Like A Day

23. August 2008

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Editor’s note: This meditation was written in 1994. We’ve retained the references to current events of the period. “You must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. They will say ‘Where is this coming he promised? Ever since our fathers died, everything goes on as it has [...]

The Second Advent

23. August 2008

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“And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in Heaven, and the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.” MATTHEW 24:30-31 Advent is a season with a two-fold focus. It is a time in which [...]

Mary

23. August 2008

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After Gabriel appears to Zechariah, Luke presents the account of his appearance to Mary. And if the angel’s news for Zechariah seemed astounding, it was but a trifle compared to the bombshell Gabriel drops on Mary. “You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. [...]

Zechariah

23. August 2008

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What would happen if one morning, during the middle of your daily routine, an angel appeared and told you that God had a plan that would completely change your life? How would you respond? Luke’s account of the Christmas story includes two such incidents, and there are important truths and lessons to be found in these [...]