When trying to live a holy life and leave sin behind, one of the hardest things that must be overcome is apathy. The “I don’t care” attitude hinders us from having the zeal necessary to resist Satan’s wiles. We see …
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What Does “Unauthorized” Mean?
Ross Haffner
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Some look at the Bible as a list of the things we must do and must not do. It is true that when we perform behaviors such as the ones listed in Galatians 5:19-21, or when we omit Christian traits from our lives like the …
Mechanisms of Remembrance
Ross Haffner
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[Our brother David Barker gave me this idea last week when he presided over the Lord’s Table when he talked about the fact that God uses symbols as mechanisms of remembrance. I wish to give credit where credit is due.] …
Sodom and Gomorrah: Sometimes we never learn.
In 1812 Napoleon and his troops invaded Russia. Until that point the French army had been nearly unstoppable. Napoleon was so emboldened by his success that he decided to march his troops right into the hardly survivable Russian winter. In …
From Ordinary to Extraordinary
An ordinary young woman who was soon to be married had her world turned upside down. It was from the moment that the angel of the Lord appeared to Mary that she knew her life was going to be different. …
Attempting to Fool God
Have you ever seen a child trying to cover up something they’ve done wrong with a lie? Perhaps they took a chocolate chip cookie that they knew was supposed to wait until after dinner. With chocolate smeared all over their …