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April 22, 2026 — Learning Life Lessons
Sometimes we settle for a band-aid solution in life instead of letting the Lord excise the whole problem. We noticed that Psalm 39 is sectioned into three by two Selahs (Stop, Examine Life, And Hear). The first part (vv 1-5) begins with David’s inward frustrations being replaced when he refocuses on the Lord and his own life. Now the second part…
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April 22
CHRIST the POWER of GOD: “…Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God” (1 Cor 1:24). A British ship landed John G. Paton and his wife Mary on Tanna Island in the southern New Hebrides (now called Vanuatu) on November 5, 1858. Armed guards stood watch while a rude hut was constructed for…
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April 22 Petition Mission
“Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O Lord my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You today: that Your eyes may be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that…
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April 22
It is natural that we should turn to the Acts of the Apostles to see how the first preachers proclaimed the gospel. We have ample evidence to go on, for no less than twenty-two sermons or speeches are recorded in that book. Of these, nine are by Peter (Acts 1:15ff; 2:14ff; 3:12ff; 4:8ff; 5:29ff; 8:20ff;…
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Who Wrote The Book Of Life?
In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick proposed the double helix structure of DNA for which they won the Nobel Prize in 1962. The discovery was based on work by chemist Rosalind Franklin for which she received little credit. But on November 6, Watson met DNA’s Designer. It must have been quite a shock since…
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April 21, 2026 — Ready To Explode
What should we do when we have a build-up of bad feelings? Let it all out? Try to hold it in? The Choir Master to whom Psalm 39 was committed was appropriately named Jeduthun, which means “Praising.” Psalms 62 and 77 were also placed in his hands. He was one of three Chief Musicians selected…