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Thursday, June 1, 2023
June 1st, 2023
            In John 21:15-19, we read about Jesus’ efforts to “reinstate Peter.”  The Lord had prepared breakfast for Peter and the other disciples who were at the seashore.  When the meal ended, Jesu...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, May 31, 2023
May 31st, 2023
          We know that Jesus rose from the dead.  That is a cardinal belief in the Christian faith.  The cross was not the end.  Our Lord died but He rose again.  He made multiple appearances followin...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
April 26th, 2023
           The book of Deuteronomy comes from two different Greek words.  “Deuteros” means second.  “Nomos” means law.  So, putting those words together, we have the second law of Moses.  One key word...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, January 25, 2023
January 25th, 2023
             Isaiah’s name means “God is salvation.”  He carried a good name for a prophet of the Almighty.  In his next to last chapter, he wrote, “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, January 19, 2023
January 19th, 2023
          Zechariah can be found near the end of the Old Testament.  It is the next to last book of the Old Testament.  He wrote to provide hope and encouragement to Israel during some dire and diffic...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, January 16, 2023
January 16th, 2023
            The Bible has a number of accounts of people being raised from the dead and restored to life.  Perhaps the first one that comes to mind is Jesus’ resurrection on Easter morning.  Jesus als...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
November 16th, 2022
            Philemon is a personal letter from Paul to an individual.  The apostle wrote to make a personal appeal to Philemon to receive back Onesimus who was once a slave.  This once runaway slave h...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, August 29, 2022
August 29th, 2022
            Zechariah’s name means “God remembered.”  And in the days of his prophecy, the people needed to know that God had remembered them.  He prophesied about the same time as the prophet Haggai....  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
August 24th, 2022
           Zephaniah was another one of the Old Testament’s minor prophets.  Like many other prophets, he had a message of judgment that he received from the Lord God.  In his three chapters, he proph...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, August 8, 2022
August 8th, 2022
            Ezekiel is the third major prophet found in the Old Testament.  His name means “God strengthens” which is a good name for a prophet to have.  One of this prophet’s key phrases is “I am the...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
July 13th, 2022
             II Chronicles is a continuation of Old Testament history.  Most of Judah’s kings were idolatrous and wicked and led the nation on a course of spiritual ruin and depravity.  One exception ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss

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