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Joe McKeever tells a story of Joe Cothen, a retired pastor and seminary educator, and his two brothers, both Baptist ministers. Their father was a Baptist minister as well. Dr. Cothen recalls the day …
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By Zane Brown
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10/12/26
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But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31
I grew up on the …
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By Todd Simmons
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10/12/26
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In Rodney Stark’s modern classic, The Rise of Christianity, the famous sociologist wrote about Jesus’ priorities of love and service and how early Christians demonstrated those values. His …
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By Tim Richards
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10/12/26
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If the devil showed up at church wearing horns and carrying a pitchfork, the ushers would probably stop him before he reached the offering plate! However, his influence won’t arrive that plainly. …
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By Anna S. Bright
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10/12/26
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What do you sing when the medicine costs more than you can pay, the refrigerator is nearly empty, and another young life has been lost to despair? What do you sing when a paycheck disappears, gas and …
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By Anna S. Bright
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10/5/26
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Father’s Day is more than a day
for cards, neckties, dinner plates,
and kind words. It is a day to
pause and honor the men who are
standing in their homes, families,
and in their …
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By Anna Bright
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6/24/26
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Genuine Gospel salvation
is really a new birth. Jesus said
that in John 3:3. Salvation is not
acknowledgement of a fact nor
is it simply intellectual assent.
It is not a commitment to …
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By Zane Brown
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6/24/26
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In him we have redemption
through his blood, the forgiveness
of sins, in accordance with the
riches of God’s grace that he
lavished on us.
Ephesians 1:7-8
We’ve all made a mess …
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6/24/26
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“A woman once packed for a long trip. She folded her clothes, checked her shoes, gathered her medicine, charged her phone, and made sure her ticket was in her purse. Her family laughed and said, …
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6/14/26
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The Denison Forum has grown rapidly since its launch in 2009. On average, two mil-lion of its emails are opened each month, and 90,000 podcasts are downloaded. For more than a decade, I have …
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By Tim Richards
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6/14/26
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Last week, space required me to only provide you with the first step, which was to keep the discussion honest. That step is found in Ephesians 4:25. Today, you get steps two through seven.
The …
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By Zane Brown
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6/14/26
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Nahum 1:3
If God was not patient with humanity, would any of us be alive right now? Most of humanity goes through their days with barely an acknowledgment of God’s existence. Fewer respect God. …
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6/14/26
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Key Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:6-7, ESV
“And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in …
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By Anna Bright
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6/8/26
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Conflict is an inevitable part of life. Because we
are imperfect people trying to make a life together in relationships, we are not always going to see things eye-to-eye. Offenses WILL happen. …
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Zane Brown
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6/8/26
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Most of us have been either directly or indirectly impacted
by Fanny Crosby, a woman with a physical handicap who lived in the 1800s. She has been called the “Queen of American Hymn Writers” …
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Tim Richards
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6/8/26
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For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.
Ephesians 1:4
Some people live their entire lives oblivious to God or things pertaining to God. …
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Todd Simmons
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6/8/26
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When I was fourteen years old, I had a friend named Paula. She went to my church and was a year younger than I was.
One day, Paul invited me to go with her for a long weekend to her family farm. …
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By Vicki Brown
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6/8/26
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“A man once found a snake frozen on the side of the road. Feeling sorry for it, he picked it up, warmed it, and carried it close to his body. As soon as the snake regained strength, it bit him. As …
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By Anna Bright
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6/1/26
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2 Chronicles 10-12 tells us about the revolt of the northern tribes of Israel after Solomon’s death. Rehoboam had a great heritage. Son of Solomon, grandson of David. But a great heritage does not …
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By Zane Brown
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6/1/26
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Several years ago, my daughter gave me the book, Secret Lives of the US Presidents. One story from it focused on the life of President Franklin Pierce, who was born into a prominent political family. …
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By Tim Richards
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6/1/26
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