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Hobnailed Boots & Heaven
For several years I had a free literature table in the university’s student union. My son-in-law Chase and our friend Dom continue the practice each Tuesday from 12 till 2. Those who visit find them winsome and engaging. It’s intended to spur students to set aside their studies of The Societal Impact of Taylor Swift,…
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June 2, 2026 — Mercy & Truth
“All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, to such as keep His covenant and His testimonies” (Ps 25:10). David is still on the run! Having been anointed by Samuel as Israel’s king many years before, recognized as Israel’s champion in the Valley of Elah, and effectively doing the work of the king in…
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June 2
CHRIST, LORD of CREATION: “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth” (Mt 28:18). Only the miracle of creation and divine maintenance preserves our planet and its wonderful adaptations and provisions for the propagation of human life. Within our earth itself wind, wave, lightning, storm, flood, drought, avalanche, earthquake, fire, heat,…
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June 2 Petition Mission
“I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; be merciful to me according to Your word. I thought about my ways, and turned my feet to Your testimonies. I made haste, and did not delay to keep Your commandments” (Ps 119:58-60). David’s prayer for mercy is among five statements of personal action. The first four…
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June 2
“No man in the world today has such power as he who can make his fellow men feel that Christ is a reality.” So wrote Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933). What does the Bible say? “To His saints…God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which…
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June 1, 2026 — When I Am Afraid
We are “as sheep in the midst of wolves,” so we need to be “wise as serpents and harmless as doves” (Mt 10:16). Another Biographical Psalm, Psalm 56 was penned at the same time as that described in Psalm 34. This title reads, “To the Chief Musician. Set to ‘The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.’ A Michtam of David when…