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In Bible Study, Blog, Daniel on
October 12, 2020

Sovereign Over Government

As the U.S. presidential election draws nearer, it seems like tensions have never been higher. In our society today, many people will write you off and despise you as soon as they find out which political party you side with. They assume you’re some terrible, awful person based on which candidate you’ve chosen to vote for. Some are saying that this election is the most important and most critical election there has ever been in America, and they’re saying that if the guy from the other side wins, America as we know it will be destroyed.

In this time of extreme darkness, hatred, and negativity, I believe we, as believers, need encouragement from the Word of God. And today’s encouragement comes from the book of Daniel.

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In Bible Study, Blog, Job on
August 17, 2020

My Redeemer Lives

Many would say that the past five months have been the worst five months of their lives. They’ve been furloughed or fired from their jobs. They’ve been trying to scrape enough money together to pay their bills and put food on the table. They’ve had to figure out how to work full time at home while also homeschooling and taking care of their kids. Their businesses have been destroyed or gone bankrupt. Their cities have burned. They’ve been unable to go to churches, weddings, and funerals. They’ve been unable to get medical treatments or procedures done. They’ve been struggling with severe anxiety and depression. They’ve lost loved ones to suicide or disease, and they weren’t even able to say goodbye to them. Throughout this pandemic and time of division, things have seemed to get worse and worse and worse.

If any of this rings true in your life, you could probably relate to Job.

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In Bible Study, Blog, Daniel on
May 18, 2020

We Will Not Bow

Our society today pushes a lot of ideas on us that they want us to accept and affirm. They want us to accept and affirm that all religions and belief systems are equally true and that every person should “live their truth.” They want us to accept and affirm that gender is fluid and that same-sex-attracted people should be able be together and get married. They want us to accept and affirm that fetuses are merely clumps of cells and that a woman should have the choice to get rid of those pesky cells (it is her body, right?).

All of these ideas clearly go against the truth we find in God’s Word, so we, as Christians, should not and cannot accept or affirm them. As Paul said, we are not to “be conformed to this world” (Romans 12:2, ESV). But this is easier said than done. When we refuse to affirm these worldly ideas, we’re labeled as hateful bigots, and it’s possible we may receive malicious messages, physical attacks, or even death threats. But this is not a new problem.

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In Bible Study, Blog, Genesis on
February 17, 2020

The God Who Sees

I recently re-watched the movie The Princess Diaries on Disney +. In the beginning of the movie, fifteen-year-old Mia Thermopolis is just like any other high school student, preparing arguments for debate club and playing baseball in gym class. She is mostly unseen by her peers, but that’s okay with her because she’s content hanging out with her close friends. 

Out of the blue, Mia’s grandmother visits her and tells Mia that she is the queen of the European country Genovia, which means that Mia is a princess. She trades her thick, frizzy hair and glasses for pretty hair and princess clothes. Mia is finally seen.

But being seen is not all it’s cracked up to be. Mia’s new “friends” just use her to get a few minutes of fame on TV, and she realizes that her real friends were the ones who had seen her and loved her the whole time, even before she became a princess.

Mia’s story somewhat reminds me of the story of another woman – Hagar.

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