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May 3, 2016
Your Place in Human History
Names, names, and more names! But these are real people who lived, just as you live today. What are we to learn from this? Today’s...
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Apr 26, 2016
God’s Sovereignty over the Nations
To listen to the media, one would think there is no sovereign God ruling over the nations. But is that the truth? No way! Today’s...
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jacarroll71
Apr 20, 2016
What Goes Around…
History. Are we learning from it? Today’s reading:  1 Kings 11:26-13:34 What we learn from history is that we don’t learn much from...
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jacarroll71
Apr 8, 2016
The Burdens of Leadership
Today’s reading: 2 Samuel 3:22-6:23 A Christian leader, no matter whether in the church or in a secular setting, will hold Jesus Christ...
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jacarroll71
Mar 26, 2016
Can Failure be God’s Will?
March 26, 2016 Can Failure be God’s Will? Today’s reading: Judges 20:1-Ruth 1:22 Mother Teresa is attributed with this saying, “God does...
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jacarroll71
Mar 25, 2016
The Ambitious Minister
Today’s reading: Judges 18:1-19:30 When a society throws off the restraints of God’s law and its members do what is right in their own...
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jacarroll71
Mar 24, 2016
Everyone is Doing It!
Today’s reading: Judges 14:1-17:13 Not unlike the society we read about in Judges, post-modern man overestimates his wisdom to know and...
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jacarroll71
Mar 20, 2016
Whose glory? The Story of Deborah and Barak
Today’s reading: Judges 3:31-6:40 I hope you enjoy this story as much as I do. Read and find out who got the glory! See you here again...
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jacarroll71
Mar 19, 2016
Limits to Legacy
Today’s reading: Judges 1:1-3:30 We are starting the book of Judges and we will transition from Joshua as the leader of Israel to a time...
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jacarroll71
Mar 12, 2016
Godly Leadership: Giving Reassurance of His Presence
Today’s reading: Joshua 3:1-6:27 Secular leaders generally attempt to convince their followers of their own competence, intelligence, and...
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jacarroll71
Mar 11, 2016
Characteristics of Godly Leadership
Today’s reading: Deuteronomy 32:48-Joshua 2:24 Today we complete our reading in the first five books of the Bible, the books of Moses,...
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Mar 7, 2016
Marriage Laws: Ancient Israel vs. Modern America
Today’s reading: Deuteronomy 22:13-25:19 “Marriage is for adults… A good marriage is not achieved in days, weeks, months, or years, but...
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