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Thursday, April 17, 2025
April 17th, 2025
           It is common during Holy Week to see the expression “a lot can happen in three days.”  It is true. No argument at all.  And the most significant three-day period of human history extends fr...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, April 14, 2025
April 14th, 2025
            Spiritually, the apostle Paul had a healthy view of himself.  He never made an effort to plead any special goodness or righteousness.  He knew who and what he was—a sinner found by Christ,...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, April 10, 2025
April 10th, 2025
          There are some powerful four-word sentences that can change us.  “I believe in you” can be a blessing and encouragement to kids and adults.  “How can I help” may be the difference between so...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, April 7, 2025
April 7th, 2025
           One of the most eagerly desired things that surveys reveal people long to experience is peace.  And most people who desire peace have their own idea about what it looks or feels like.  We c...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, April 3, 2025
April 3rd, 2025
            If I were to ask you for the opposite of useful, you would likely say useless.  We all have our sense of what is useful and useless.  We probably all have things that are useful and useles...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, March 31, 2025
March 31st, 2025
         Jude is a short, single-chapter letter found near the end of the Bible.  In fact, only Revelation follows Jude.  This brief letter was written by Jude who identified himself as “a servant of ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, March 27, 2025
March 27th, 2025
            As we approach Good Friday and Easter, we begin to think about what these days represent to us.  We cannot overstate their importance.  Just not possible to do that!  On Good Friday, Jesus...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, March 24, 2025
March 24th, 2025
          Paul remains the greatest church planter in Christian history.  We can read about his work in his New Testament letters that the Holy Spirit inspired him to write.  These letters often speak...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, March 20, 2025
March 20th, 2025
           Change is a constant.  That sentence may seem like a contradiction.  And, at first read, it could surely look that way.  How can change be a constant?  One way to see the word “constant” is...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, March 17, 2025
March 17th, 2025
            Hebrews is found near the end of the New Testament.  We are not really certain who wrote this book.  It bears no claim or message of ownership.  Some speculate it could be Paul, Barnabas, ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, March 6, 2025
March 6th, 2025
         2 Corinthians 12 is perhaps best known for Paul’s words about his “thorn in the flesh” that he suffered.  We do not really know what that thorn was.  Much speculation and conjecture have been...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, March 3, 2025
March 3rd, 2025
          Paul was the Church’s greatest theologian and missionary.  His New Testament letters form the basis for much of the theology that we cherish and embrace today as so very important in how we ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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