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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:43–48 Richard Steve Moser III of Cincinnati went to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles last year to get his driver’s license renewed. The problem was, he claimed to be a Pastafarian, otherwise known as the satirical “Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.” He thus insisted on wearing a spaghetti colander on […]
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It’s Not What You Know, But Who You Know Matthew 5:19-20 Dr. Jim Denison This week has been truly historic for the Metroplex, as Billy Graham has returned one last time. How God has blessed us through Dr. Graham’s preaching and through the remarkable crusade events. Dr. Graham came to help us continue to fulfill […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:19-20 It’s been another challenging week in the news. Lightning struck a tree at the Tour Championship in Atlanta yesterday. It exploded, injuring six spectators with debris. A New York Times article warned us that if the Yellowstone supervolcano were to erupt, it would be “like nothing humanity has ever experienced.” It […]
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Leap Before You Look Matthew 5:25-26 Dr. Jim Denison A friend recently sent me this list of questions to think about: Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle? Why isn’t “phonetic” spelled the way it sounds? Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? If 7-11 stores are open 24 hours a day, […]
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Topical Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:10–15 Labor Day is the day when we do the opposite of what the name says. It’s a bit oxymoronic, like “jumbo shrimp” or “plastic silverware.” Nonetheless, it’s good to have a day not to labor. But the day will soon be over, and the world will be waiting when we […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:14–16 Would you choose to stay at a vacation home with no WiFi, TV, or clock? The nearest bathroom is an outhouse down four flights of outdoor stairs. It’s closed the entire month of August because it might burn down in a wildfire. Yet three hundred people are on the waiting list […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:8 There are three tame ducks in our back yard, Dabbling in mud and trying hard To get their share, and maybe more, Of the overflowing barnyard store. Satisfied with the task they’re at, Eating and sleeping and getting fat. But whenever the free wild ducks go by In a long line […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:10 The world celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the lunar landing yesterday. What most people didn’t understand at the time was that Apollo 11 was far more dangerous than we knew. As Eagle neared its landing site on the moon, Neil Armstrong realized that the onboard computer would land the module in […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:7 There was some strange news in the news this week. A man built a pyramid from 1,030,315 pennies, setting a Guinness record. It took him three years. I’m not sure how he makes a living, but he has $10,303.15 in cash on hand. A man in Spain sold a block of […]
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Topical Scripture: Matthew 5:5 Summer will not begin officially until June 21, but don’t tell that to the kids who are already out of school. Nearly one hundred million of us will take a family vacation this year; two-thirds of us during the summer. Since 87 percent of us own outdoor grills, we will do […]
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