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[serialposts] Read 1 John 1:1-4 (ESV, NIV, The Message). Have you ever witnessed something so amazing, so beyond expectations, that retelling the experience makes your heart beat harder and your words tumble out fast like spilled water? Or you find yourself repeating...
1 John is a short yet powerful letter. It is most likely written by John the disciple of Jesus. We believe that it was John the disciple as opposed to another John because the author states that he was an eyewitness in 1:1-2. It is also believed that the Greek...
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[serialposts]Historically, Luke has been symbolized by a winged ox or bull. It’s a figure of sacrifice, service and strength. These are the three qualities about Luke the New Testament writer that stand out the most as I try to imagine what his life would have been...
In this season of Advent we are reminded of what it means to wait for something special. We generally reflect upon the first coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how the ancient Jewish people waited for their messiah. We also consider the second coming of our Lord...
And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children....
Verses like these use to trouble me: "Consider it pure joy, my brothers,...
It's the last teaching of Jesus that's recorded in the Gospel of Matthew. Then...
[serialposts] "History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time;...
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