Tag Archives: temptation

please take care of me

Posted on February 28, 2009 by

“You aren’t going to leave me, are you?” When you are getting to know someone too good to be true, you have questions.  You acknowledge their greatness. You ask them for help. You acknowledge your weakness. Then, after all that, … Continue reading →

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when help comes.

Posted on January 22, 2009 by

Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. Matthew 4: 11 How far will a text  stretch to absorb the applications we try to make? We often take what people say and we add to it, we … Continue reading →

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learned means usable

Posted on January 18, 2009 by

Many people have memorized  the Bible. Most people who watch sporting events have memorized John 3:16, for example. But that doesn’t mean they know what it means. Some people have memorized parts of the Bible. From phrases to sentences to … Continue reading →

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up and down

Posted on January 17, 2009 by

[Matthew 3:17-4:2] The heavens parted. We use that phrase jokingly when someone is about to make some dramatic pronouncement. In the situation that Matthew talks about, there was a dramatic pronouncement. Though not a joke, it feels pretty friendly. The … Continue reading →

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