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I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. John 11:25-26 We all have a way in which we expect the world to work. When life doesn’t go the way we want, we become frustrated,…
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If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him. John 11:9-10 When I was a kid, I was introduced to a movie franchise – still popular 40 years later –…
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If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works . . .  John 10:37-38 When I first attempted recovery, I was told that I had a chronic problem that I’d need to work on,…
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I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me? John 10:32 In treatment for my addiction, I began journaling about the experience. It was how I processed my thoughts and it aided in my recovery. I’d only been sober for a month when I…
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My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:27-28 You’ve seen them – those before and after photos used in commercials to promote a diet or exercise program. In…
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The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10 “Why would you do that to yourself?” It’s easy to see self-destructive behavior in others. When someone abuses chemicals, eats themselves into obesity, gambles away their life savings, explodes in anger, or…
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I am the door. John 10:9 Back in my college years, a couple of buddies and I went out hiking in the mountains. As we set out from the trailhead, we decided not to follow the trail. If you’ve ever hiked in the mountains, you know that even though you can see the peak right…
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Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.” John 9:41 If my kids go their mother with some medical question – such as a rash on a foot – and she doesn’t know the answer, it’s OK for her to…
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You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us? John 9:34 I understand that I don’t know everything about faith and recovery. Still, I grew up with a Pastor for a father and so, I know the Bible reasonably well. I was trained as a physician and I’ve been in recovery for several…
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One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see. John 9:25  A few years ago, I went through a phase when I read several books by notable atheists. I needed to understand the most common objections to my faith. Those authors posed some great questions for which I didn’t have answers.…
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