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God’s masterpiece

By Dave Henning / November 28, 2014

“We are God’s masterpiece.  He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”- Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) Today’s blog is based on an excerpt from the book Soulprint by Mark Batterson.  Tomorrow I’ll begin a series of posts discussing Timothy Keller’s newly published book […]

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Jesus has walked our streets

By Dave Henning / November 27, 2014

“Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.”- Romans 8:34 (NASB) In the Conclusion to Next Door Savior, Max Lucado mentions the time when he was among the religious leaders invited to come to the White House and pray […]

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A wail of a time

By Dave Henning / November 26, 2014

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”- Isaiah 55:9 “We know in everything God works for the good of those who love him.”- Romans 8:28 (New Century Version) Max Lucado begins Chapter 20 (“Christ’s Coup de Grace: God- ordained Places”) […]

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Abandoned in God-forsaken places

By Dave Henning / November 25, 2014

At noon the whole country was covered with darkness, which lasted for three hours.  At about three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud shout, “Eli, Eli, lema, sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why did you abandon me?”- Matthew 27:45-46 (TEV) Max Lucado begins Chapter 19 (“Abandoned!  God-Forsaken Places”) of Next Door Savior […]

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Christ before me

By Dave Henning / November 24, 2014

“Be strong and courageous.  Do not fear or be in dread because of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes before you.  He will never leave you or forsake you.”- Deuteronomy 31:6 “God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road.”- Isak Dinesen […]

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Finding Christ in the crisis

By Dave Henning / November 23, 2014

But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified and said, “It is a ghost!”  and they cried out in fear.  But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying “Take heart; it is I.  Do not be afraid.”- Matthew 14:26-27 In Chapter 17 (“God Gets Into Things- Stormy Places”) of Next Door […]

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The Second Adam

By Dave Henning / November 22, 2014

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are- yet was without sin.”- Hebrews 4:15 Max Lucado concludes Chapter 16 of Next Door Savior by stressing that Jesus journeyed into the wilderness for […]

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The wilderness of the soul

By Dave Henning / November 21, 2014

“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil.’- Luke 4:1-2 Max Lucado begins Chapter 16 (“The Long, Lonely Winter- Wilderness Places”) of Next Door Savior with this description of the wilderness of the soul: […]

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A cure for the common life

By Dave Henning / November 20, 2014

“[But God] immense in mercy and with an incredible love . . . embraced us.  He took our sin-dead lives and made us alive in Christ.  He did this all on his own, with no help from us.”- Ephesians 2:45 (The Message) In Chapter 13 of Next Door Savior, author Max Lucado observes that most […]

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A hard day’s night

By Dave Henning / November 19, 2014

He (Jesus) said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”  And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing!  But at your word I will let down the nets.”- Luke 5:4-5 In Chapter 5 (“Try Again- Discouraged People”) of Next Door Savior, Max Lucado describes […]

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The hand God loves to hold

By Dave Henning / November 18, 2014

Max Lucado references and discusses Mark’s account where Jesus heals a sick woman and Jairus’ daughter (Mark 5:25-34) in Chapter 4 (“The Hand God Loves to Hold- Desperate People”) of Next Door Savior.  Both the woman and Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, find themselves on the same path in the village, even though they […]

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AHA: Awakening. Honesty. Action.

By Dave Henning / November 17, 2014

AHA (David C. Cook, 2014) AHA: Awakening.  Honesty.  Action. is the latest book by Kyle Idleman, teaching pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky.  Kyle bases this book on the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15).  Pastor Idleman emphasizes that AHA is the antithesis of a self-help book.  While we are aware that […]

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