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The Remodel

And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”  Revelation 21:5 A few years ago, we had a water line break in our home. We were out of town at the time and got a phone call from a neighbor telling us that there was water running out…
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No More Frustration or Pain

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. Revelation 21:4 Before I begin blogging every morning, I pray for 20-30 minutes. I have a prayer routine and daily, I ask God…
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The Old Must Go Away

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. . . And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they…
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Hell

And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:15 I’ve often said that my greatest life problem hasn’t been drugs. Drugs are just a symptom of my worst life problem – me. I do what I want, and I have a…
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My Life on Trial

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. Revelation 20:12 I’ve sat in court observing the proceedings, but…
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Losing My Beach Ball Forever

They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. Revelation 20:4 If you’ve been reading, you know I recently took my parents, wife, and children to my favorite childhood vacation destination, a lake in the Black Hills of South Dakota. While there, I remembered a story about losing my beach ball. I…
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Abs of Steel or Abs of Jelly?

Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a…
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God, Drugs, and the Problem of Evil

And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. Revelation 20:2-3 In my…
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The Good, the Bad, and the Deluded

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. Revelation 19:11 When I was in second grade, I got into an altercation on the playground with another student one day. This other student was obviously in…
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It’s Not All About Me

Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” Revelation 19:10 When I was a kid, I wanted to be an amazing athlete, perhaps a…
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