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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
June 14th, 2023
            As Peter prepared to wrap up his sermon on Pentecost, the crowd wondered what to do and how to respond to all that Peter had said about Jesus and His death and resurrection.  They seemed t...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
May 23rd, 2023
           When Peter heard that Jesus wanted to wash his feet, his initial reaction was dismay.  “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” (John 13:6b).  And rather quickly, his dismay morphed into deni...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, May 22, 2023
May 22nd, 2023
             John 13 is loaded with movement and heart-stopping moments.  Immediately, John tells us the timing of the chapter.  He wrote, “It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that th...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
February 21st, 2023
           About a third of the way into Genesis, God spoke to Abram (who would later be called Abraham).  At the time, the Bible says that Abram was ninety-nine years old.  He had lived a long time. ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, February 9, 2023
February 9th, 2023
            In Song of Songs 7:4, we find these words “your nose is like the tower of Lebanon looking toward Damascus.”  What does this mean?  At first read, we might think it is not very kind or neig...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
November 15th, 2022
          Titus was a young pastor who had been charged with spreading the gospel and building disciples for Christ on the island of Crete.  Paul wrote a three-chapter letter to Titus to encourage him...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
November 8th, 2022
            In our Bibles, we have two letters that Paul wrote to the Christians in Thessalonica.  Paul had likely founded this church during his second missionary journey. Paul’s message to the Thess...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss

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