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Ian

The 3 Rs: Regret, Remorse, Repent

Matthew 27:3–4, Luke 17:1–4, Acts 8:9–25, Acts 16:22–34 (read online ⧉) According to Merriam-Webster… regret means (1)(a) to mourn the loss or death of, (b) to miss very much; (2) to be very sorry for remorse means (1) a gnawing distress arising from a sense…

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Ian

Fearing or Embracing the End

Joel 2:1–11, Mark 13:1–8, Mark 13:32–33 (read online ⧉) “We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will come again; that we who are alive at His coming shall not precede them that are asleep in Christ Jesus; but that, if we are abiding in Him,…

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Ian

Humble Joy

Proverbs 15:29–33, Zephaniah 2:1–4, Luke 1:26–38 Yesterday, it was hinted that humility is a requirement to experience true (Godly) joy. If you didn’t catch that (or didn’t read yesterday’s devotional), that’s perfectly fine. Humility as part of Godly joy is front and center today. In…

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Ian

Monday after the First Sunday of Advent

Micah 5:1-5 ,Haggai 2:5–9, Malachi 2:4–7 (read online ⧉) One of the biggest problems with peace…is us. Peace often does not reside well in our souls. We bear the world’s concerns as if they were our own. It is not that we are not to…

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Ian

Different Not Defeated

Obadiah 11–17, Joel 2:12–19, Luke 21:12–19 (read online ⧉) The problem with being a follower of Jesus is, well, being a follower of Jesus. First, it makes you different. There's step one. Being different. We all want to fit in, but as a follower of…

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