Merriam-Webster offers us a clear understanding of what a tripwire does and how it works. A tripwire has four properties.
It’s placed low in a concealed location.
It’s used especially in ...
Coastal people understand the sun. So do farmers, softball coaches, and anyone else who spends much time outdoors.
Cooped up all winter, we head out on the first warm day, and we search for the ...
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Some passages in the Bible are iconic. Even for the nonbeliever, they resonate and uplift the spirit. Let’s pull from ...
Old-time vinyl records had songs on both sides. The drawback was that only one song could be played at a time. The second was on the flip side. The listener had to make a choice as to which one he ...
Let’s ask ourselves, what good is prayer? Does God really hear us when we pray? If so, why would he choose to listen, anyway?
First, let’s look at Jeremiah 33:3. The prophet was in confinement ...
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We must ask ourselves this question: Are we casually courting Jesus, or do we have a true love for ...
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The fresh smell of newly turned earth is a sign that spring has come. The fields are plowed, and newly planted grain awaits the rains. Life is ready to spring from the barren soils of ...
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Is it possible to know true peace, whether in our families, in our cities, or across our world?
Even in the church we find dissention and strife. If Christians cannot find peace among themselves, ...
We live in a culture that tells us to stand up for our rights, to take it like a man, and to be all we can be. How can we reconcile that with Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:5?
“Blessed are the meek, ...
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We all make plans for our lives. We want to travel to a far land or marry a certain person. We hope to enter a desired ...
Think about what makes us who we are. If we regularly welcome people into our homes, what brings that out in us? If we identify with a certain social group, is there a reason we gravitate that ...
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What does it mean to be poor in spirit?
In Matthew 5:3, Jesus states what is to many people the most beloved verse of the ...
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Humanity has reached magnificent heights in the past century. We have walked on the moon, sent spaceships to other worlds, ...