Monthly Archives: April 2021

Familiarity Breeds Contempt

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Rick Reynolds

And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief. Matthew 13:58 (NAS) They say, “familiarity breeds contempt.” Here was the son of the town’s carpenter, who spent his time building plows and yokes, perhaps furniture, teaching in … Continue reading →

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Trigger Fingers

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Rick Reynolds

36 “But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. 37 “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be … Continue reading →

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Less Martha, More Mary

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Rick Reynolds

“But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion, and not sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matthew 9:13 The pastor said this Sunday, “it’s not so much about doing, but being.” It … Continue reading →

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Unfinished Business

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Rick Reynolds

Now as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah at Jerusalem until this day. Joshua 15:63 That the sons of Judah could … Continue reading →

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Making Time Stand Still

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Rick Reynolds

The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being. Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel! Joshua 10:13-14 … Continue reading →

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Rocks of Ages—Joshua 4

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Rick Reynolds

17 And the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan while all Israel crossed on dry ground, until all the nation had finished crossing the … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Go Back Into the Water

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Rick Reynolds

When I was growing up, parents used a ploy to get a short reprieve from watching their kids in the lake or pool after lunch; the one-hour rule. Somehow going in the water prior to the expiration of a full … Continue reading →

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