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Love: A Christian Teacher’s Paraphrase of 1 Corinthians 13
Love(A Christian Teacher’s Paraphrase of I Corinthians 13) If I teach with the skill of the finest teacherAnd if I am dedicated to the education of the young,But fail to love my students,I become only a clever speaker and a charming entertainer. If I use various teaching techniques and methodsAnd if I am well trained…
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Living For Eternal Impact
This devotional was inspired by my Homiletics students. In class, I asked them to share quotes that have encouraged them over the years, and each one you’ll read here was submitted by them. Life is fleeting. The days pass like a vapor, and soon, all that we have built, strived for, and accumulated will fade…
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An Honest Look at Grief
Experiencing grief and loss can feel crippling. It can seem as though you will never make it through the panic, the tearful days and nights, or the initial moment where the event that caused you pain occurs. I liken it to being hamstrung. To “hamstring” a person is to literally sever the tissues of their…
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Testify: Truth on the Stand
Picture this: You’re sitting in a courtroom. Everything is quiet, tense. The judge is watching, the jury is waiting, and then—someone takes the stand. A witness. They’re not speaking secondhand rumors or opinions—they’re telling you what they ‘saw’ and what they ‘witnessed’. Their words carry weight because they lived it. That’s the power of a…