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Read more about the article He’s not hidden from our sight

He’s not hidden from our sight

  • Post author:Stephen G. Helwig
  • Post published:2025/04/29
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“After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight” (Acts 1:9). What is your biggest frustration in life today?…

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He lives!

  • Post author:Evan Chartrand
  • Post published:2025/03/29
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“But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead” (1 Corinthians 15:20). Imagine a world without Easter. Imagine no bright Easter outfits, Easter lilies, or Easter sunrise services. Imagine no…

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The unfair God

  • Post author:Evan Chartrand
  • Post published:2025/02/27
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“He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5).…

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God’s great love

  • Post author:Evan Chartrand
  • Post published:2025/01/31
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“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1). In a month…

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Read more about the article In the name of Jesus

In the name of Jesus

  • Post author:Jeremiah J. Gumm
  • Post published:2024/12/23
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“On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived” (Luke 2:21). What's…

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Read more about the article A breathtaking Christmas

A breathtaking Christmas

  • Post author:Jeremiah J. Gumm
  • Post published:2024/11/27
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“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of…

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Jesus is our joy

  • Post author:Jeremiah J. Gumm
  • Post published:2024/10/31
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“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4). Where do you seek joy? Fleeting happiness Perhaps you seek joy in your loved ones—with your spouse,…

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Read more about the article Here’s the key

Here’s the key

  • Post author:Stephen G. Helwig
  • Post published:2024/09/30
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“Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’ And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If…

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Read more about the article Clothed with Christ

Clothed with Christ

  • Post author:Stephen G. Helwig
  • Post published:2024/08/31
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“Then one of the elders asked me, ‘These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?’ I answered, ‘Sir, you know.’ And he said, ‘These are they…

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