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September 25, 2015
What You Must Have Before You’ll Have Success
Jesus spoke words of encouragement for moments just like these.
Most of us Christians have experienced those incredible moments of intimacy with God when we have no yearning for any earthly success, much less for sin. Christ becomes our entire desire.
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In those times, we make impassioned commitments of absolute dedication. We really believe we have turned a corner in our spiritual lives.
But for some reason . . . it doesn’t last.
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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT on my Holy Land Tour expires September 28, 2015! [Announcement]
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT on my Holy Land Tour expires September 28, 2015! Quite a few folks have already taken advantage of the early-bird discount off our upcoming 2016 Holy Land Tour through the life of Christ.
You’ll save $90 when you register by 9/28/2015!
(Photo: Temple Mount and Western Wall. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
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September 23, 2015
Timna Park—A Portrait of Your Atonement on Yom Kippur
Enter a doorway to history—and view a picture of your salvation.
The best part of Timna Park is its least-known exhibit. Tucked away among the steep sandstone formations in Israel’s Arabah Valley sits a place most visitors never see.
(Photo: Tabernacle model at Timna Park. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands.)
Timna Park’s best-known attraction is called “Solomon’s Pillars”—beautiful Nubian sandstone formations that have nothing to do with King Solomon. The park also features rel...
September 21, 2015
How to Apply the Bible Verses that No Longer Apply
A Timeless Truth Hides Behind Every Oddball Command
If we’re honest, reading the Bible sometimes seems like reading a TV Guide from 1975. Amusing and nostalgic, sure—but out-of-date. And woefully inept as a guide for today. So why apply the Bible?
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After all, any book that commands us not to eat shellfish or to refrain from mowing the yard on Saturday seems archaic. No wonder the world reads the Bible with a shrug. (Some Christians do as well.)
But it’s too easy to pigeonh...
September 20, 2015
Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness [Book]
Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness by Eric Metaxas (Thomas Nelson, 2015) We need more heroes—and more heroines. Eric Metaxas’
Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness
offers examples of those whose great lives came from great choices they made. Keep reading this post. Better still, get my full posts the easy way when you SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG. When you do, I’ll also send you my FREE e-book!
September 18, 2015
How To Abandon Selfishness without Abandoning Yourself
Jesus models 3 surprising solutions.
You and I suffer from a malady common to everyone. It’s the number one reason we hurt each another. It’s why children grab, pull, and scream. And, ironically, it’s often why we hurt ourselves. Selfishness.
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In Jesus’ day, people wore sandals, and the dusty roads produced dirty feet. When they entered a house, a servant customarily washed their filthy feet—a task akin to scrubbing toilets. When Jesus and His disciples came to...
September 16, 2015
What My Strip-Search Taught Me about Safety in Israel
How giving the naked truth offered an ironic twist.
I will never forget the day I got strip-searched in Israel. It scared the bejeebers out of me, embarrassed me—and it gave me a new take on safety in Israel.
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I traveled with Dr. Reg Grant and Dave Carl to the Holy Land to video the “Experience the Land and the Book DVD.” The trip went without a hitch until we got to the airport to head home. Reg and Dave made it through security just fine—and they proceeded to our gate.
...September 14, 2015
11 Siri Hacks to Benefit Your Spiritual Life
How to Put Siri to Work on Spiritual Things for a Change
Siri is a basic assistant on the iPhone, useful for setting appointments, sending emails and texts, and creating reminders. But hey, why not sanctify Siri to help you along in your spiritual life?
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I have found, however, that open-ended questions or commands will clearly reveal Siri’s secular worldview. For example, when I ask Siri: “How can you help my spiritual life?” here’s what she says:
Who, me?
Bril...
September 13, 2015
Short Answers to Big Questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity [Book]
Short Answers to Big Questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity by Clinton E. Arnold (Baker Books, 2015) Good questions deserve good answers. They’re even better answers if they’re short ones. Clinton E. Arnold and Jeff Arnold have given us the best of both—short and good. Their volume, Short Answers to Big Questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity, begins where it must if we are to answer questions related to God, Christianity, and the Christian life. Quest...
Glory Days: Living Your Promised Land Life Now [Book]
Glory Days: Living Your Promised Land Life Now by Max Lucado (Thomas Nelson, 2015) True to form, Max Lucado has penned another fine devotional, this time with the book of Joshua as his springboard. The idea behind Glory Days’ subtitle, Living Your Promised Land Life Now, is that God has purpose for our lives as Christians that many of us are missing. We have an inheritance we have failed to receive.
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