Month: February 2023

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. Revelation 1:1 Even though I left college sports long ago, I’ve usually spent some time every week of my adult life in the gym, lifting weights. To be honest though, I never liked squats.…
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Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Jude 1:24-25 As you may…
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And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire. Jude 1:22-23 Last summer, my son had a tonsillectomy, a painful procedure for which he was prescribed opioid pain medications. This made me a little nervous. It was a similar surgical procedure that was my first exposure to opioids.…
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In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions. It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. Jude 1:18-19 When we first got married, my wife and I decided that we were going to raise our kids without alcohol in the house. She didn’t drink at all…
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These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires. . . Jude 1:16 It’s February in Minnesota, which means cold mornings and frosted over windshields. The other day, I was running a late to the gym when I left the house and noticed my windshield was once again frozen over. I’d started my pickup a…
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These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has…
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Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones. Jude 1:8  As I was driving to work yesterday, I was contemplating today’s passage when I found myself terribly distracted. I had an 8:00AM patient and I knew I had just enough time to…
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I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. Jude 1:3 It’s not uncommon to hear the alcoholic who’s been sober for a while say something like this – I think I could have just one drink. I’ve learned my lesson.…
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 So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. 3 John 1:10 I can’t imagine how difficult it was to confront me in my addiction. I would love to be able to tell you that once I realized I had a problem, I made the difficult choice…
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Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. 3 John 1:11 Coming back from knee surgery, I’ve not been able to do everything I could do a year ago. So, I spent the first several weeks after surgery working out alone at…
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