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jacarroll71
Apr 17, 2018
Joshua and Jesus: What’s in a name?
Names have meanings that carry over when translated from one language to another. Jesus is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name...
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jacarroll71
Mar 18, 2016
Good Intentions Gone Bad
Today’s reading: Joshua 22:1-24:33 When we make vows and commitments to the Lord, we need to be sure we are trusting Him for strength to...
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jacarroll71
Mar 17, 2016
God’s Faithfulness to His Covenant and People
Today’s reading: Joshua 19:32-21:45 We can count on God to fulfill all His promises to us. Our Savior has triumphed over Satan and won...
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jacarroll71
Mar 16, 2016
Godly Leadership: Wise and Fearless
Today’s reading: Joshua 16:1-19:31 Rare is the leader who is wise enough to see when his people need help and when they need to be...
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jacarroll71
Mar 15, 2016
Equality and Inequality in God’s Economy
Today’s reading: Joshua 13:1-15:63 While today’s reading includes long lists of geographical locations and the territorial allotments...
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jacarroll71
Mar 14, 2016
God Uses Sin for Good
Today’s reading: Joshua 10:1-12:24 How much time have you wasted lamenting your sin and past mistakes? In today’s reading, we have an...
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jacarroll71
Mar 13, 2016
The Anatomy of Temptation
Today’s reading: Joshua 7:1-9:27 I once spoke to a men’s group on the subject “Things I learned the hard way”. One of the things most of...
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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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jacarroll71
Mar 29, 2015
Loving God and Enemies
Today’s reading: Joshua 23-24; Luke 6:27-49 11 Be very careful, therefore, to love the Lord your God. Joshua 23:11 35 But love your...
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jacarroll71
Mar 28, 2015
Hated, Excluded, Reviled, Spurned
Today’s reading: Joshua 21-22; Luke 6:1-26 24 No, but we did it from fear that in time to come your children might say to our children,...
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jacarroll71
Mar 27, 2015
Old Wine; New Wine
Today’s reading: Joshua 19-20; Luke 5:17-39 9 These were the cities designated for all the people of Israel and for the stranger...
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