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Credentials
March 22nd, 2025
When I go to the airport to fly out of Fairbanks, I am required to show my ID. When I vote in our elections, once again I must show some credentials. When I visit my bank, once again out comes some identification credentials. When you read through the gospels about Jesus much of his ministry is sharing his credentials. Jesus claimed to be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah. He claimed to b...
Follow Me
March 14th, 2025
In the gospel of Mark there is a profound scene where Jesus calls four of his apostles. This scene is the essence of what Christians call discipleship. The text says:“16As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 18At once the...
Struggling with Doubt
March 11th, 2025
There is a surprising story found in the gospels. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus, found himself in prison awaiting his execution. In that prison he had a serious moment of doubt. He sent some of his followers to Jesus to ask, “are you the expected one or should we look for someone else?” (Luke 7:19). What? The prophet whose primary job was to announce Jesus is Messiah is not ...
Perseverance
February 24th, 2025
Dr. Curt Thompson says, “to be human is to suffer” (The Deepest Place, xii). As we go through life, suffering will have different faces—disease, divorce, conflict and disappointment. There is a character trait that is required to survive and even thrive through the suffering we all experience; it’s perseverance. Perseverance is the continued effort to do or achieve something despite the d...
Keys to Successful Living
February 17th, 2025
The apostle Paul wrote, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer” (Romans 12:12). To be joyful in hope is absolutely crucial in a dark and broken world. Hope is simply confident expectation in God. One doctrine that helps us live in confident expectation is God’s sovereignty. Christians believe that God does not cause everything, but controls everything. He has com...
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