What are some ways in which God can test us ?
Just a few ways that occur to me offhand: 1. By allowing adverse events to come into our lives (as in the cases of Joseph (Genesis 37-40) and Job) 2. By...
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Why weren't the seven sons of Sceva able to cast out the evil spirit in a possessed man if they cast it out in Jesus Christ's name?
Luke 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. The Sons of Sceva had no...
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Love Gets Its Hands Dirty: Advent Day 13
One of the greatest–yet simplest–lessons I ever learned about the love of Jesus came from a diaper-clad toddler. No joke. One sweltering summer day, my husband and I were sipping ice water with some colleagues as we tried to have a conversation above the roaring fans set up in our front room. This was during …...
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Why does God require faith?
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Will the generation that saw Israel re-formed as a nation still be alive for the Second Coming?
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Woot! No Condemnation!: Advent Day 12
As I start every new school year, I try very hard to not discuss my class list with other teachers who are familiar with my individual students. It’s tempting to want to have a little inside information in order to mentally prepare and strategize, but I have the eternally optimistic view that kids who have … Continue...
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Why pray? What is the point of prayer when God knows the future and is already in control of everything. If we cannot change God's mind, why should we pray?
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How could she seal her husband’s heart? (Song of Solomon 8:6)
One commentator says "Seal/Signet" here in Song of Sol. 8:6 (only verse listed) symbolizes devotion. These lovers belonged to each other and needed to be...
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My husband and I start every Christmas season by watching the 1971 musical version of Scrooge, starring Albert Finney. Even though neither of us really likes musicals most of the time, this particular version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is so powerfully done that it sucked us in, and it’s become a yearly...
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How could she seal her husband’s heart? (Song of Solomon 8:6)
As I understand the narrative, the woman is not saying that she herself would seal the man's heart, but is asking the man to be the one to place her love as...