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Dear Woman in Seat 25B

Dear Woman in Seat 25B, You might not remember me, but I remember you. I’m sorry I don’t remember your name, but your story has left a permanent mark on my life. And I never got to say ‘Thank You.’ You see, I’m not much of an outgoing, talk-to-strangers kind of guy. When I get…

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Salvation Prime

If you’re anything like me, then you love ordering things on Amazon Prime. Books, gifts (I do all of my birthday and Christmas shopping on Amazon) and basically everything else except for my groceries are purchased with Amazon. It’s such a time and money saver! I’ve recently been thinking a lot about the term salvation…

The Thief!

Alexander Smellie, “The Hour of Silence” 1899 —- “Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with Me in paradise!” Luke 23:42-43 “Twas a thief,” Robert Browning writes, “who said the last kind word to Christ.” In the morning…

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Word Study: Salvation

The chart below is a word study I’m currently working on for the word σωτηρία, which is Greek for ‘salvation’ or ‘deliverance.’ This chart contains all 45 uses of σωτηρία and all its variants in the Greek New Testament. I’m working on this study because it has been my observation that, specifically within Protestant Evangelicalism, the…