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The Good Shepherd; The Lost Sheep

The Good Shepherd; The Lost Sheep

There are two records of the parable of the Good Shepherd. Both are very similar. The message is the same. Luke 15:4-7. “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the other ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one ...
Playing the Victim Card

Playing the Victim Card

By Jeff Deuble In a card game, we don’t have a say in what cards are dealt to us, but we do get to choose what card we will play in response to what’s “on the table”. Similarly, in life we don’t necessarily control the events or circumstances we’re “dealt” – our DNA, ...
Love Yourself

Love Yourself

In both the Old and New Testaments, we see that God expects us to love our neighbors as ourselves (Lev 19:18; Mark 12:31). Although we often focus on the “love your neighbor” part, today I’d like to draw attention to the “as yourself ” part. Why should you love yourself? ...
Six Questions that Cause People to Doubt

Six Questions that Cause People to Doubt

Psalm 77 is unique in that it shows the psalmist Asaph in a terrible conflict within himself, what causes that conflict, and then the solution of deliverance. This is all in the first 15 verses of the psalm. Studying this psalm, I realized how many times I have fallen into ...
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