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Reflections: Know about God, or worship God
This makes me wonder, in the earlier incident, was Nebuchadnezzar truly impacted, or merely impressed?

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Reader's Corner: Meet author Nicole Sager
Sager primarily writes inspirational fantasy for young adults, although her stories have been enjoyed and reviewed by readers of all ages...

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Reflections: Power and responsibility
So, how does this tie in with the elections? Take a look at the previous chapter, when Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s dream...

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Reflections: Community and the prodigal son
While studying the topic of Christian community, I’ve added some thoughts of my own as I realize both the younger and older sons...

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Reflections: Community matters, continued
I’ve thought a lot about the benefits I get through Christian community—encouragement, accountability and more...

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Reflections: Thoughts about July 12
My early memories include my mother explaining why her hair was all shaved off; me sitting quietly as she read simple stories...

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Reflections: Have your sword ready
At my church, I regularly see young adults carrying a study Bible, notebook and pen, ready to engage actively with the sermon.

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Reflections: Strength in community
This week, I studied Proverbs 18:1: “He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.”

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Reflections: Know His name
In ancient times and still today, names were and are often chosen to reflect character attributes.

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Reflections: Seek God early
In much of Proverbs, the writer uses personification to portray wisdom, often as a woman calling out to young people to pay attention.

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Reflections: Doing what needs to be done
As part of his sermon, the minister shared the story of a man whose life was saved by the quick actions of a police officer.

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Reader's Corner: Dangerous trend, or a wake-up call?
A movement called ‘deconstruction’ is sweeping through our churches, and it is affecting our loved ones...

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Reflections: Patience isn't passive
Often, he went to the piano to play and sing about “Let’s think of something to do while we’re waiting.”

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Reflections: The Lord willing' and the creeks don't rise
In context, James may have originally been addressing believers who traveled for business to different cities throughout the Roman empire...

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Reflections: Money without wisdom
“Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?” (17:16, BSB)

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Reflections: Who's putting your bridle on?
James uses different imagery to illustrate that power—a comparatively small rudder that steers an enormous ship

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Reflections: Faith, deeds, or both?
James doesn’t say that works, or deeds, bring salvation; rather, that they are the result of it.

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Veterans of the Ozarks announce Music on the Lake schedule
This concert series is free to attend...

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