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'We're Gonna Do This'

“We’re gonna DO this,” he said quietly yet confidently as he pumped his fist in the air in front of him. Andrew (not his real name) had just finished another practice round in preparation for the Special Olympics bowling tournament. Andrew loves bowling. He takes it seriously in that he wants to bowl well, but not so seriously that he forgets to have fun as he bowls. His face shows subtle disappointment when he leaves several pins standing at the end of a frame. He smiles...

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Heroes of Faith

Boo Heflin, Bettye Simms, Charles McIlveene, Helen Waldrop, George Steere, Darryl Totten and Mark Cook. If I were to write a personal version of Hebrews 11, each of these names would be on the list as heroes of the faith. Hebrews 11 is often referred to as “The Faith Chapter.” The writer puts together a long list of the heroes of the Christian faith, listing a name followed by how their faith was displayed. For example, “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he...

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Tremble at His Holiness

Psalm 96:9 (ESV) “Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness; Tremble before him, all the earth!” What is the splendor of holiness? The word Holy means separate and pure. God is separate from us in that he is perfect in his essence and actions. He is infinitely powerful, infinitely pure, and infinitely good. Desmond Alexander, a theologian of our day, says in the Lexham Bible Dictionary that God’s Holiness is the “the moral perfection and purity of God’s...

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