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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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Watch yourselves, so that you may not lose what we have worked for, but may win a full reward. 2 John 1:8 A couple summers ago, I found myself in need of losing a few pounds. So, I devised an accountability plan, complete with a daily weigh-in chart that I placed on the fridge. I…
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It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. 2 John 1:4 It’s in my nature to desire joy, satisfaction, and happiness. My life problem though, has been that I usually settle for instant gratification (immediate pleasure) over delayed gratification (authentic joy).…
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Little children, keep yourselves from idols. 1 John 5:21 When I began abusing opioids, it was something I did because I received immediate gratification each time I used. Simply, I liked the way it made me feel and I continually wanted more. As I repeatedly engaged in drug use though, it rewired my brain, becoming…
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We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 1 John 5:19 I often avoid writing on politics or divisive issues. I’ll occasionally venture into current events, but for the most part, I try to avoid polarizing subjects. My cause is Christ and it’s my…
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We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him. 1 John 5:18 I’ll occasionally meet those who’ve been sober for several years, only to relapse. This worries me a little. I’ve been…
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If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life . . . 1 John 5:16 Over the weekend, my wife and I went to visit my parents who still live in the same small town in which I grew up. We went to…
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