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Loud Mouthed Coward or Brave Leader. Peter and the Resurrection.
Jesus and His apostles had a last dinner together, a Jewish Seder as part of the Passover. While they were eating, Peter, one of the...
John Scopa
Apr 4, 20233 min read
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RUNWAY OF THOUGHTS
Upon my shoulders at the very top of my body there sits a mind trapped with thoughts within my head. You were made the same as I, so I...
Joseph Steuhl
Apr 3, 20233 min read
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Violence and persecution against Christians and the Easter celebration.
Just after Jesus was taken captive through the betrayal of Judas this happened. 51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus...
John Scopa
Mar 29, 20233 min read
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Is the Asbury Revival really a revival?
Well, many people define the term revival differently. However, the bible has several examples of people coming to faith in Jesus that...
John Scopa
Mar 15, 20233 min read
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REELING YOU IN
Reeling is an intransitive verb which means to move about in an unsteady way as if they are going to fall. Some synonyms for the word are...
Joseph Steuhl
Mar 10, 20234 min read
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Is believing God the key to getting what I want?
6 And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 7 And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of...
John Scopa
Feb 26, 20232 min read
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Does God Hate Esau?
Does God hate Esau? No. God loves all people. So why does the bible say "...but Esay have I hated...". The truth is far more interesting
John Scopa
Feb 15, 20232 min read
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HOLY COW
The weather forecast predicted a sunny day with rain overnight. Driving down a rural Florida highway with a friend that day, we noticed a...
Joseph Steuhl
Feb 14, 20234 min read
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MUSEUM OF ART
There is a small city in the countryside of central Florida that I frequently visit. It reminds me of the city of Hudson in upstate New...
Joseph Steuhl
Feb 11, 20234 min read
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There is a difference between the destiny God created for me, and what I want.
Abraham, the great patriarch we met in Genesis 11, had many children. But the one through whom his legacy was passed down was named...
John Scopa
Feb 9, 20233 min read
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Jesus knows what kind of sinner I am.
Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who...
John Scopa
Feb 1, 20232 min read
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There were two brothers.
We often read the bible looking for validation. We want to feel good about ourselves and be accepted by God and our friends. But God,...
John Scopa
Jan 25, 20233 min read
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The Ancient Kingdom of Israel was real.
A lot of scholars claim that the ancient Kingdom of Israel was made-up, hundreds of years after the events described in the bible. All...
John Scopa
Jan 20, 20231 min read
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HOPE VS. FINGERS CROSSED
I was just about to hit the “Send” button on a text to my friend wishing her a Happy New Year when I saw the emoji suggestion appear...
Christin A. Wolff
Jan 17, 20237 min read
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AGAIN
I attended a church service Saturday night and then another the next day at another church. I heard the same worship song at both...
Joseph Steuhl
Jan 16, 20234 min read
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Yes, there really is a King David.
In the history of Israel recorded in the bible the most important king is King David. He founded the House of David from which Jesus is...
John Scopa
Jan 13, 20231 min read
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Samuel Bankman Fried and the Bible.
Many of us have heard of the fall of Samuel Bankman Fried. If you have not, in short, he is (or was) a very successful, and very young,...
John Scopa
Jan 6, 20232 min read
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Luke is correct.
Are the gospels a reliable record of the life of Jesus? What about the other parts of the New Testament? Yes, they are reliable! Here...
John Scopa
Dec 28, 20222 min read
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It is a MERRY CHRISTMAS because we have a hope unlike any other.
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel....
John Scopa
Dec 25, 20222 min read
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MATERNITY WORD
It's all about Mary and her maternity, that day when flesh emerged as the word, the baby sent here to secure your eternity, a gift from...
Joseph Steuhl
Dec 24, 20222 min read
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