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Harvesting the Fruit of God’s Word: Part III: Tools for the Harvest

Growing up in the farmland of Ohio, I was no stranger to farm machinery. Although our family did not own a farm, our home was bordered on two sides by cornfields where we as kids often sat on tin pails and watched the tractors,...
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Harvesting the Fruit of God’s Word, Part Two: Reaping and Gathering—Key Principles for Studying the Word

Every June, my husband and I gather our kids and head out to the strawberry patch for our annual strawberry picking adventure. I’ll have to admit, some years, we are tempted to skip it and grab some berries at the corner groc...
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Harvesting the Fruit of God’s Word (Three Part Series): The Nature of the Climb—Why Does the Bible Need to Be Studied?

The 17th century clergyman Dr. Thomas Fuller once remarked, “He that would have the fruit must climb the tree.” The point? Rewards and hard work are inseparable. If we want to reap the rewards of a venture, we must first pu...
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Escape to Reality – Reflections on 1 Corinthians 15

Crystal blue water, white sandy shores, palm trees swaying in the warm tropical breeze, ice cold lemonade in your hands…aaahh…feeling it, aren’t you? If a tropical paradise escape seems just the thing for you, then you ar...
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The Power of Power – Reflections on 1 Corinthians 14

I had no idea I was holding onto an electric fence. After all, who would have felt the need to set up an electric fence for that handful of docile cows in the corner? They didn’t look as if they could get up the gumption ...
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