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Topical Scripture: Psalm 16 Wynter Pitts died recently in her sleep at the age of thirty-eight. She left a husband and four daughters. Her uncle is Dr. Tony Evans, the brilliant pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship and an international speaker and author. At a service last weekend, he and his family discussed Wynter’s sudden […]
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Topical Scripture: Psalm 22 I recently came across a list of ninety-eight of our most common phobias. I didn’t know about “ephebiphobia,” a “fear of teenagers” (though I understand it, having raised two of them). I’m glad not to have “glossophobia,” a “fear of speaking in public,” or “gynophobia,” a “fear of women.” It turns […]
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Listening to your Father’s voice: How to meditate on the word and world of God Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 19 A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that talking on the phone while driving is nearly as dangerous as driving drunk. The study found that using a cell phone increases the […]
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Prospering in all we do: How to start the day with God’s word Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 1 My first Bible was a red New Testament distributed by the Gideons at James Butler Bonham Elementary in Houston, Texas on March 27, 1969. I know because I wrote that information in its flyleaf. When I received […]
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Seeking a pure heart: How to confess your sins Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 51 Why do we sin? Here’s the background of Psalm 51. King David had an affair with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah. She became pregnant. To cover his sin, eventually he had Uriah killed and took the widow as his wife. But […]
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Taking refuge in him: How to surrender each day to God’s authority Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 2 A man was running down an airport terminal, late for his flight because he’d forgotten his wristwatch. Desperate to know the time, he stopped a traveler walking up the terminal hall while carrying two large suitcases. He asked […]
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The Holiday God Requires Psalm 100 Dr. Jim Denison What is your favorite holiday? According to all the surveys, Christmas is America’s first choice. Yet it may surprise you to learn that it was not celebrated until 336 A.D., and did not become popular in America until the 1860s. And no one is sure when […]
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Topical Scripture: Psalm 8 It’s been an interesting week for Mother Nature. The longest lunar eclipse of the century occurred nine days ago, though people in North America were unable to see it. Mars was closer to Earth last week than it has been since 2003. It won’t be closer to us for another 269 […]
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Waiting in expectation: How to pray with power Dr. Jim Denison Psalm 5 Prayer and Psalm 5 Why pray? If God knows what we are going to ask, why ask? If he already knows what he is going to do, why pray? If my prayer causes God to do some good thing he was not […]
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