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Victory; November 20, 2025


Revelation 12:11 They triumphed over him    by the blood of the Lamb    and by the word of their testimony;they did not love their lives so much    as to shrink from death. This is absolutely glorious, but at the same time it’s very scary for … Continue reading

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Resurrection; August 5, 2025


Isaiah 26:19 But your dead will live, Lord;    their bodies will rise—let those who dwell in the dust    wake up and shout for joy—your dew is like the dew of the morning;    the earth will give birth to her dead. We aren’t used to explicit statements … Continue reading

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Death; August 4, 2025


Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death forever.The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears    from all faces;he will remove his people’s disgrace    from all the earth.The Lord has spoken. Both the English and the Japanese say “swallowed up,” but the Japanese at least uses a different … Continue reading

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Dread; June 17, 2025


Psalm 64:1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;    protect my life from the threat of the enemy. For once, the ESV translation really struck me. The second half of the verse says, “Preserve my life from dread of … Continue reading

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God’s Eternal Sovereignty; June 14, 2025


Psalm 48:12-14 Walk about Zion, go around her,    count her towers, consider well her ramparts,    view her citadels,that you may tell of them    to the next generation.For this God is our God for ever and ever;    he will be our guide even to the end. I … Continue reading

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Baptism; April 29, 2025


Romans 6:4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. I’ve heard this verse used numbers … Continue reading

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Mortality; April 4, 2025


2 Peter 1:13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body. Since contemporary records tell us that Peter was martyred, this statement by him isn’t quite the same as … Continue reading

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Boasting; March 12, 2025


Galatians 6:14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. We’re still on the same theme as yesterday, with a little more explanation … Continue reading

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Alive in Christ; March 11, 2025


Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. This … Continue reading

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Death; March 9, 2025


2 Corinthians 5:8-9 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away … Continue reading

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