A Working Faith - Rahab

In Joshua 2, the children of Israel begin their military push across the Jordan
River to take over and occupy the promised land of Canaan. Joshua sent out two
spies to view the land and city of Jericho. Once entering the city, the spies lodged
at the house of a woman who came both an ally for the army of Israel and an
example of faith for Christians.
The story of Rahab in a fascinating one and I find it interesting how God will use
people from all walks of life in a multitude of different…

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Recovering From Disaster

Thomas Carlyle was a 19 th century Scottish philosopher, historian and teacher.
The following quote is attributed to him:
“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles,
discouragements, and impossibilities: it is this that in all things
distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.”
Those words have special meaning when one considers one of the most
memorable events in his life.
Carlyle is famous for his history of the French Revolution. He worked on it with
passion and diligence late into the nights throughout 1834. When he had
completed Volume One, he sent it to his friend,…

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I Guess This is My Life Now

When I am feeling uncomfortable, I find it difficult to remember how it felt to be
comfortable. Perhaps some examples from my own life will sound familiar to you.
By day three of a head cold, I can no longer remember what it feels like to breathe
through my nose. At this point, I am tempted to think, “I’m sure it was nice
breathing through my nose, but I guess this is my life now.” When I am eating
tortilla chips or popcorn, something gets stuck among my teeth and gums and no
matter…

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“If we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another…” (1 John 1:7).

We sometimes say that being a Christian has not only the “vertical” dimension of fellowship with God, but also the “horizontal” dimension of fellowship with God’s people. Both of those dimensions are highlighted in Ephesians 2. Once spiritually dead in their sins, the Ephesians had now been made alive in Christ, reconciled to God (verses 1-7). That’s the vertical dimension. But that wasn’t all. These Gentiles, once “far off”…

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