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jlreddick
Apr 12, 20235 min read
Is Christ Enough?
Oxygen. Number 8 on the periodic table of the elements. Oxygen makes up 21% of our atmosphere and is essential for life. But add just...
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jlreddick
Oct 27, 20226 min read
Painting Sin with Virtues Colors
I hate to spill such a valuable secret lest it mean that we can’t do this again, but several years ago, during a youth activity, we had a...
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jlreddick
Jul 19, 20224 min read
Run to the Tower
Proverbs 18:10-11 10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. 11 A rich man’s wealth is...
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jlreddick
May 25, 20224 min read
How to pray for a world in turmoil
Shock. Sadness. Just grief. In the words of a recent Christian song: Do you feel the world is broken? (We do) Do you feel the shadows...
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jlreddick
Apr 27, 20226 min read
Jehovah-Rapha, "The Lord Our Healer"
I was reading an article recently that shared some funny (and some tragic) first-date stories. One guy dropped his date off at the...
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jlreddick
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Christmas Begins in Genesis
"In the beginning.... Christ!" While it may not be written that way in any of our translations, Scripture reveals it to be entirely...
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jlreddick
Nov 17, 20215 min read
Why Do Christians Say "Amen"?
AMEN. We add it to our prayers almost by instinct, but do we really understand what it means? Is it merely a polite way to close a...
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jlreddick
Oct 26, 20215 min read
What is Grace?
When working with teenagers, one has to keep vigilant about staying up to date with an ever-changing vocabulary. For instance, one...
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jlreddick
Sep 29, 20216 min read
Is your armor hanging in the closet?
As a young adult living in South Carolina, a motorcycle excursion up into the mountains was a regular Saturday afternoon highlight. ...
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jlreddick
Aug 17, 20214 min read
Brothers in Arms
30 years ago, a U.N. Peacekeeping initiative called Operation Restore Hope was established to secure trade routes so that starving...
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jlreddick
Jun 16, 20216 min read
Persistence in Prayer
What stops you from praying? I’m, of course, writing to those who profess to believe in the value of prayer, many of whom are vigilant in...
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jlreddick
May 25, 20214 min read
Forgive us our Debts
Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors… My first introduction to a “Loan Shark” was in Junior High. Students with loose cash...
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jlreddick
May 12, 20214 min read
Heaven is not a Democracy
God’s will, what he wants and decrees to happen, is the status-quo in Heaven. Jesus assumes as much in the phrase “thy will be done on...
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jlreddick
Apr 21, 20215 min read
Hallowed be Thy Name
Prior to getting married, my wife and I did as many couples do: we created a “wedding registry.” That’s a fancy term for going around the...
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jlreddick
Apr 7, 20214 min read
Our Father
It’s sometimes said so quickly that it actually becomes a title for the prayer rather than the content of it. Yet there is so much packed...
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jlreddick
Apr 7, 20212 min read
Learning to Lament
Aside from constructing the words to a poem that has probably become one of the most beloved and well-known hymns in modern history,...
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jlreddick
Mar 31, 20214 min read
Vain Repetitions
“Dear Jesus, thank you for this day….” Night after night, for literally thousands of nights, my parents would do just as I do with my own...
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jlreddick
Mar 24, 20215 min read
The Subtle Self-Deception of Hypocrisy in Prayer
I wish I sounded more intelligent when I prayed I hope she doesn't call on me, I'm really not good at praying in groups If I prayed...
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jlreddick
Mar 17, 20215 min read
Caught in the Crossfire
Stability, security, sustenance and sin all abounded in the reign of Jehoiakim, king of Judah. From a study of his prayers in the short...
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jlreddick
Mar 10, 20216 min read
Flattering God
17th English churchman Thomas Fuller said that “flattery is to friendship what a wolf is to a dog.” They may appear similar on the...
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