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Power, Authority, and the Book of Life: A Reflection on Luke 10:8–20
JULY NEWSLETTER LEAD ARTICLE In Luke 10, Jesus sends out seventy-two disciples ahead of Him, two by two, into every town and place He intends to visit. He gives them a specific mandate: heal the sick and declare, "The kingdom of God has come near to you" (v. 9). When the disciples return, they are ecstatic. They exclaim, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!" (v. 17). Jesus responds with a breathtaking cosmic reality check: "I saw Satan fall like lightning from he
Rev. Vince Putnam
Jul 83 min read
The Faith That Wouldn’t Give Up: Lessons from a "Harsh" Encounter: Matthew 15:22–28
JUNE NEWSLETTER LEAD ARTICLE It is one of the most jarring accounts in the New Testament. A Canaanite woman who was a foreigner, an outsider, approaches Jesus and cries out for her demon possessed daughter. Her grief is palpable, her desperation undeniable. And Jesus ignores her. Matthew writes, “But He did not answer her a word.” When she keeps crying out, the disciples grow annoyed and urge Jesus, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.” They could have gone to Jesu
Rev. Vince Putnam
Jun 233 min read
One Minute Meditation | Mon, June 16
READ For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 16, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Sun, June 15
READ He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 15, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Sat, June 14
READ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (I John 1:9). We...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 14, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Fri, June 13
READ When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 13, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Thurs, June 12
READ Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path (Psalm 119:105). The maps we find on our phones have made travel much easier....
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 12, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Wed, June 11
READ So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 11, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Tues, June 10
READ My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 10, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Mon, June 9
READ The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 9, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Sun, June 8
READ If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me (Luke 9:23). Jesus tells us to take up...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 8, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Sat, June 7
READ I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep (John 10:11). Mark tell us “When (Jesus) saw the crowds,...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 7, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Fri, June 6
READ To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 6, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Thurs, June 5
READ For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 5, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Wed, June 4
READ Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 4, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Tues, June 3
READ We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 3, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Mon, June 2
READ Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1). We live in a...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 2, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Sun, June 1
READ But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more...
Rev. Randy Raasch
Jun 1, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Sat, May 31
READ When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with (Proverbs 16:7). When we are troubled by the...
Rev. Randy Raasch
May 31, 20251 min read
One Minute Meditation | Fri, May 30
READ But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse...
Rev. Randy Raasch
May 30, 20251 min read
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