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May 1, 2026 — Thirsty For God
“Whoever drinks of the water that I [Christ] shall give him will never thirst” (Jn 4:14). Psalm 42 has an obvious pattern. There are two stanzas with a repeated chorus. This pattern follows in Psalm 43 with the same chorus, the reason many think the two psalms were originally one. But we’ll leave them as they are. As…
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May 1
CHRIST, DEATH’S CONQUEROR: “Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him” (Rom 6:9). Circus hand Alfred Mace was a most unlikely young man to be listening to William Carter preach that night in a Brixton theater. “But just about midnight,” he writes, “I joined…
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May 1 Petition Mission
“Men always ought to pray and not lose heart” (or “faint,” KJV) (Lk 18:1). H.G. Bosch quotes a missionary commenting on this verse: “My concordance shows the root meaning of the word ‘faint’ is ‘to cave in.’ What causes a ‘cave-in’? It is weakness on one hand and pressure on the other. What causes a…
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May 1
One of the most important lessons in the book of Acts is this: there’s room for everyone on the team. Not all could preach like Peter, but Peter first had to be brought to Jesus, and was, by his otherwise retiring brother, Andrew. Matthew arranged a dinner for the local tax office and invited Someone…
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What on Earth is Happening?
Read Lacey’s book and you’ll agree that William Cowper was right when he wrote: “Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, God treasures up His bright designs And works His sovereign will.” […]Read More… from What on Earth is Happening?
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April 30, 2026 — Spared At The Brink
Life’s hardest decisions are often choosing to show love to God over loyalty to family (Mt 10:37). Psalm 42, the first in Book II, is a Maschil or Contemplation psalm. It is also the first one associated with “the sons of Korah.” What a biblical bombshell that is! The other word associated with Korah is “rebellion” (Jude 1:11), where he is…