New Birth

“Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God (John 3:3).” Imagine the impact these words of Jesus must have had on Nicodemus. Nicodemus was a Pharisee. He is described in John 3:1 as a...

Faithfulness

As I stood in the Cenex garage waiting for my car to be repaired, I started thinking about faithfulness and whether or not my car could be deemed faithful. It’s been through an accident or two and has had to have its tires changed more than it probably should have,...

Reminders From a Road Trip

The trip from Park River to Grand Forks is a pretty mundane trip. There are no mountains, big cities, significant landmarks, or even coffee shops on the way. The destination isn’t even that exciting (unless you are going to a Sioux hockey game). I guess when it...

Suffering

“I had only heard about you before, but now I have seen you with my eyes.  I take back everything I said and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.” Job 42:5, 6 NLT I was struck recently by a sermon I read by James B. Torrance titled, “Why Does God Let Men...

Smaug’s Treasure and God’s Protection

With great excitement the children gather around the young adult. They are ready to run around, play, laugh and have a great time. The game, “Smaug’s Treasure” is quite simple. One participant designated “Smaug” endeavors to guard some...

Epiphany

Today is the 10th Day of the Christmas season.  I mentioned this before, but it is worth saying again; Christmas begins on Christmas Day, not Black Friday.  The true Christmas season lasts for 12 days from December 25 to January 5.[1] This means on January 6 the...

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