God Shows Up

The Gospels have little to say about Jesus’ childhood, but as an adult he starts to reach out to the people of his community and there are a series of

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Are You Ready?

God had a perfect plan for introducing His son to the world, featuring people who were perfectly ready to carry it out: Zechariah and Elizabeth, Joseph and Mary, Simeon, Anna,

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Beacon Bible Camp

Beacon Bible Camp is a non-profit organization that exists to provide an adventurous Christian camping experience where people, particularly youth, can be encouraged to respond to the gospel of the

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God Chooses a Bride

Ezekiel 16 and 23. You’ve probably never heard a sermon on these chapters, and maybe you’ve never even read them. The delight God has in blessing and favouring His people,

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Like-Minded

In his letter to the Philippians, Paul urges Euodia and Syntyche to “be like-minded”, or just get along with each other. Given our tendency to complain about others in the

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The Redeemer

The nameless “close” relative of Ruth 4 was only interested in the material wealth represented by a piece of land. He wasn’t interested in the people that belonged to the

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A Marriage Proposal

Starting from a hopeless situation, Ruth’s faithfulness to Naomi reflects God’s enduring faithfulness to His people. It results in this unusual marriage proposal from Ruth to Boaz, who in turn

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Turning Conversations, Part 2

When the conversation turns to spiritual matters, it helps to focus on the BIGS: Beginnings, Insight, the Greatest problem, and the Solution. The apostle Paul used this approach when talking

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