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Not the Bad but the Good

Day 171

Today’s Reading: Ephesians 3

I knew her for more than a decade. When she finally accepted Jesus into her life, I asked her, “How did it happen? We talked about Jesus a lot, but why did you fi…

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Not the Absence but the Presence

Day 170

Today’s Reading: Ephesians 2

I love the bumper sticker that says, “No Jesus, no peace. Know Jesus, know peace.”

Ephesians 2 reminds us what real peace is and the source of it. “Peace is not t…

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The Only Person Hyperbole Belongs To

Day 169

Today’s Reading: Ephesians 1

Today people use a lot of hyperbole. From their social-media posts to their arguments with their families, people say words like every, never, and always to “prov…

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We Are Family

Day 168

Today’s Reading: Galatians 6

Hu Jen-chuan was two years old when he fell from a table and went into a coma. When he woke after six days, he was unable to talk or move. Like any parent, his mo…

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I Win by Walking

Day 167

Today’s Reading: Galatians 5

Karl Wallenda, the great tightrope walker, fell to his death in 1978 from a seventy-five-foot high wire in downtown San Juan, Puerto Rico. Here’s what his wife, H…

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Right on Time

Day 166

Today’s Reading: Galatians 4

In his autobiography, Buck O’Neil tells what it was like being a black man who played professional baseball before African-Americans were allowed to play in the a…

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How Did the Old Testament People Become Christians?

Day 165

Today’s Reading: Galatians 3

The letter to the Galatians is a call back to reintroducing the simplicity of the gospel message. It’s so simple that the formula has not been changed for five th…

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How a Really Good Man Ends up Very Bad

Day 164

Today’s Reading: Galatians 2

Barnabas was not even his real name; it was a nickname given to him by the people in the early church. His real name was Joseph. In Acts 4 we read that Joseph was…

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What’s Supposed to Happen When You Tell Your Story

Day 163

Today’s Reading: Galatians 1

A biography always ends with a person, their story, and what they did. A testimony is different. A testimony ends with what God did. God is the star of a testimon…

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Clear Your Desk and Take Out a Piece of Paper

Day 162

Today’s Reading: 2 Corinthians 13

Charles Schwab’s CEO, Walt Bettinger, opened the vault to the Schwab test he uses for potential high-level hires. He told the New York Times that we can disc…

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