Most of us who lived through the post 911 years are at least somewhat familiar with the capture, trial and execution of Saddam Hussein. What many people aren’t as familiar with is how this tyrant came to power in the first place. His entire tenure of leadership was marked by terror, abuse, and domination, and not surprisingly it began in
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The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10 (NIV) When my wife and I were first married, we spent one Christmas with our extended family that lived across the country. After the holidays, we headed home to Minnesota pulling a trailer on the back of our car. It was
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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) Recently I was having one of
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Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” Mark 9:24 (NIV) Doubt is normal. Even Thomas, one of Jesus’ disciples, doubted—and that was after following Jesus for three years. He saw the Savior up close, witnessed countless miracles, and watched Jesus heal the sick. Still, he doubted. Remember that doubt is not total disbelief; it’s
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For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45 (NIV) Outside of Mexico City is one of the world’s most accurately restored and largest pyramid structures in the world. Teotihuacan is actually an ancient city with two pyramids at its heart, one
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1 Kings 21:25-26 (NIV)There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by Jezebel his wife. I recently met a young girl who said her name was Jezebel. I thought how sad that her parents must not have known of the Bible character behind her daughter’s name. It’s hard
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Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed. Psalm 57:1 (NIV) The other day I went out the back door and noticed that a Mocking Bird was unusually nearby. As I ventured further out in the backyard,
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You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 (NIV) Have you ever noticed that when you’re facing a trial, it seems the devil is right there waiting to pour salt in your wound? I call this the devil’s
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1 Corinthians 4:1-2 (NIV) This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. What happened in Texas this past Sunday was horrific, unimaginable. Another mass shooting; this time at a little
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Matthew 25:45 (NIV) “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ They are in almost every city in every part of our country. You see them at busy intersections with their cardboard signs and standing around on sidewalks, aimless with nowhere to go
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