Category: Bible
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Selling Cheap Jesus
By Lori Scharf ___ The other day I started reading Not A Fan by Kyle Idleman. He starts off the book by talking about his preparation for an Easter sermon. He feels he needs to write something that will wow those who only come to church on Christmas and Easter (or as he calls them,…
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When God Seems Far
By Lori Scharf ___ “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8, ESV) “God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not…
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The End
By Lori Scharf ___ “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.’” (John 11:25-26, ESV) “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3, ESV) This past week we held my grandpa’s funeral in my hometown. It…
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Perfect People
By Lori Scharf ___ “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:23-24, ESV) If there’s anything I’ve learned over the last few months, its that there’s no such thing as perfect people. One part of growing…
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Trouble
By Lori Scharf ___ A little while ago, I did a post about trust. This is sort of on the same note, since trusting God is a huge part of getting through times of trouble. You see, there will be hard times. I don’t care who you are or what your religion is, the truth…
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Seeing Clearly
By Lori Scharf ___ A couple weeks ago, I got glasses. When I looked through my lenses for the first time, I was shocked. I had a feeling my vision had gotten worse, but when I put on my glasses I saw just how much. The changes had been so gradual, I hadn’t even noticed…
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Coins
By Lori Scharf ___ Everyone knows money is super dirty. At work, I have to wash my hands immediately after handling change. And yet, no matter how old, dirty, dented, or tarnished they are, coins still have value. People can often be like coins. Dirty and two-faced, old and tarnished, dented and flat. But no…
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Stones
By Lori Scharf ___ “…and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?…
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Judas & Jesus
By Lori Scharf ___ Easter week has come and gone, but I still want to take a moment to talk about the life and death of Jesus and the other people involved, specifically: Judas. Now, when I mention Judas, your first reaction is probably something like: ‘why are we talking about Judas when you said…
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