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VerseD: Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.

Proverbs 4:23, CSB

We have hope and peace in knowing that we can protect our hearts with the Holy Spirit given to us by God when our faith is in Christ who gave Himself for us.

VerseD: Romans 15:5

Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, according to Christ Jesus

Romans 15:5, CSB

There is hope and peace in knowing the triune God helps us to live at peace and in harmony with Him and each other as we go through this troublesome life.

VerseD: John 10:11

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”

John 10:11, CSB

There is hope and peace in knowing that God guides us and loves us enough to come save us Himself through sacrificial love.

VerseD: 1 John 4:19

We love because he first loved us.

1 John 4:19, CSB

We find joy, strength, and confidence in knowing Christ loves us before and greater than we can, which is why He came to die for our salvation.

350 Alleged Bible Contradictions Answered

Since October 2015 I have blogged responses to alleged Bible contradictions listed on the Skeptic Annotated Bible.  I did not realized until making this post that this has been over ten years!  Apparently this week I hit a milestone: I have refuted three hundred fifty alleged Bible Contradiction! Below is the listing of these […]

350 Alleged Bible Contradictions Answered

VerseD: Matthew 24:14

This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Matthew 24:14, CSB

We find joy, strength, and confidence in knowing that God is sending the gospel throughout the world before Christ returns, and that we are empowered to take it there.

VerseD: Ephesians 6:18

Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.

Ephesians 6:18, CSB

We find joy, strength, and confidence in knowing God is with us by His Holy Spirit as we pray and seek Christ who gave Himself for us, empowering us to take Him to this world.

Responses to Christmas 6-Day Devotional (Again)

14 years ago, I wrote a series of Christmas devotional thoughts. For my church for 2023, I edited those and made a short, 6-day devotional booklet. I recently saw the need for a couple of edits, so I did that.

I am once again putting it here for your downloading pleasure.

It is a simple, fun yet still serious look at how some people responded to Christ’s birth 2000 years ago with some added application for today.

I pray you enjoy and are blessed by it.

Merry Christmas!

VerseD: Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.

Proverbs 11:25, CSB

We find joy, strength, and confidence in giving sacrificially knowing that Christ first did this for us.

VerseD: Mark 2:18

When Jesus heard this, he told them, “It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mark 2:17, CSB

We find joy, strength, and confidence knowing Christ came to save us, and His death and resurrection have paid for our healing and redemption.