Heavenly wisdom

Heavenly Wisdom for Making Decisions

Dusty Crabtree Making big decisions Whenever we’re faced with making a big decision in life, we tend to go about it in one of several ways. We may weigh the pros and cons of the decision or look at the consequences. We may ask our friends, family, or peers—whether or...

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Follow Jesus

Let the Dead Bury Their Own Dead: Follow Jesus

Dusty Crabtree Jesus’ call for us to abandon worldly things and follow him can sometimes seem extreme. Consider Matthew 8:22: But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”   Is Jesus Being Harsh? Jesus spoke these controversial words to a disciple asking to bury...

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Peace through the storm

Faith in Troubled Times: Peace Through the Storm

Dusty Crabtree Most of us are familiar with John 16:33, which says: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” For some reason there are people, both Christians and non-Christians, who seem...

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Faith in troubled times

Faith in Troubled Times: Troubles in the World

Dusty Crabtree You don’t have to look far to find troubles in our world. They are all around us both locally and globally. John 16:33 even guarantees that we’ll have trouble, promising that “In this world you will have trouble…” People all around us are concerned about things already happening...

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Living by faith

Living by Faith Part 3

Dusty Crabtree Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.   What is Fear? Fear can take on many shapes and forms....

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Living by Faith: Love

Living by Faith Part 2

Dusty Crabtree Faith and Love Have you ever stopped to consider how faith and love are connected? We hear all about faith and all about love in the church as if they were two distinct things, but the concepts are actually very much intertwined with one another. You can’t really...

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