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Elephant God Audiobook

New Format Now Available In the audiobook for Elephant God readers can discover the Almighty like never before. Elephant God unveils spiritual truths through vivid metaphors, guiding you closer to understanding and experiencing the Divine’s multifaceted nature. The Elephant God audiobook is AI narrated by Maxwell. In addition to audio, it’s also available in ebook, […]

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Bible Insights

Celebrate Ascension Day

Jesus Must Return to Heaven before the Holy Spirit Can Come Ascension Day occurs forty days after Resurrection Sunday (more commonly called Easter). Here is some background. Jesus Comes to Earth Jesus comes to earth as a man to save us. He dies on the cross as a sacrificial sin offering, dying in our place. […]

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Biblical People: Abimelek

A Legacy of Evil Abimelek (2) is the son of Gideon (also called Jerub-Baal). The Bible first lists his mother as Gideon’s concubine and later as his slave. Either way, the boy has a less-than-ideal start to life. But this does not excuse his behavior as an adult. He could have risen above the circumstances […]

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Drawing Lots to Pick the Next Disciple

Should We Vote to Pick Our Church Leaders? Today’s passage: Acts 1:21–26 Focus verse: “Show us which of these two you have chosen to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” (Acts 1:24–25) After Peter quotes these two passages from Psalms, he moves directly to make his point. He […]

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The Quarrelsome Wife

A Constant Dripping The word “quarrelsome” is almost exclusive to the book of Proverbs, occurring six times there and only two other times in the rest of the Bible, most to a quarrelsome wife. Quarrelsome means “given to quarreling, contentious, belligerent”; some of its synonyms are argumentative, fractious, and petulant. Five of the six occurrences […]

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Memorial Day

Remembering Those Who Gave Their Lives This Monday will be Memorial Day in the USA. It is a national holiday set aside in memory of military personnel who died while serving their country. As such it should be a solemn day of remembrance, attending parades and visiting the graves of loved ones. Memorial Day is […]

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Bible Study

Revelation Bible Study, Day 40

Coming Soon Today’s passage: Revelation 22:17–21 Focus verse: He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” (Revelation 22:20) After Jesus finishes his last teaching, the Holy Spirit weighs in as well. But it’s not just him. It’s also the bride (not the bridegroom). This means you and me, all whose names appear in […]

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Christian Living

Are You a Cultural Christian?

Don’t Be Fooled by Fake Definitions Too many people who call themselves a Christian aren’t. Not really. For one reason or another, they grab on to the title. But they fall short of what it means. In truth, they’re nothing more than a cultural Christian. They’re Christian in name only. The word Christian can be […]

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New Release: Elephant God

Let the Fable of Six Blind Men and the Elephant Teach Us about God Understand God Like Never Before! Take a profound journey toward understanding God through the lens of a timeless fable. Recall the six blind men exploring an elephant—each touching a different part and each declaring partial truth. Do their limited perceptions mirror […]

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Biblical People: Ehud

A Left-Handed Judge Kills the Enemy King to Free the People It takes some time for God’s people to take possession of the land he promised them. Once they do, a distressing cycle recurs. They turn from God and do evil, he allows a foreign power to conquer them, and they cry out to the […]