Month: April 2023

. . . Those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and exchange presents, because these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth. Revelation 11:9-10 My first two years of medical school were spent mostly in the classroom, where I had a thousand questions.…
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Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey. And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter. Revelation…
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The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands nor give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk, nor did they repent of their murders or their sorceries or…
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The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. A third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. Revelation 8:8 I can be a bit dramatic. As…
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They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore . . . and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Revelation 7:16-17 Two days a week, on my way to work, I drive by a few turkey barns. With the outdoor temperature slowly creeping up, the barn windows have been propped open so that…
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When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth . . . Revelation 6:12-13 I’m a sentimental sap. I always have been. As a kid, at…
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And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him. Revelation 6:8 Miscarriage, metastatic cancer, overdose death – These are just a few of the terrible things occurring recently in my finite circle of friends. This doesn’t include the school shootings, sex trafficking, murder, and child abuse…
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Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation . . . Revelation 5:9 When my own life fell apart due to my addiction, I had a crisis of faith.…
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Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created. Revelation 4:11 Like most couples, when my wife and I got married we made our vows, promising to love and cherish each other. I said the words…
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At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. Revelation 4:2 Every Sunday morning, a buddy and I go to jail for a Bible study/recovery meeting. On our way in, we must pick up a radio to call the officers when we’re finished. Like…
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