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Frenemies

Friday, May 8, 2015 Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.—James 4:4 When the Bible…

A Christian’s Three Enemies

Thursday, May 7, 2015 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.—James 1:14–15 I don’t know…

Today is National Day of Prayer

Today I will be speaking to pastors and church leaders at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for the National Day of Prayer, and I think this quote by former president Reagan is especially relevant: “America needs God more than God…

Where Are You?

Monday, May 4, 2015 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”—Genesis 3:9 When I play hide-and-seek with my granddaughters, I will show them a new hiding place. Then, when it is my turn…

Distorting God’s Word

Thursday, April 30, 2015 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of…

April 30, 2015 Bible Verse

Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people — robbers, evildoers, adulterers…

A Subtle Snare

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.—2 Corinthians 11:14 When I was a kid, I collected snakes. I am not really sure why, but I used to be fascinated by…