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The good shepherd
From the second generation of man, he started building cities to live in (Gen 4:17). Whatever man had built until the time of Noah was...
Rick LoPresti
Sep 2418 min read
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Afflictions
God created a world that was all good (Gen 1:25), but it was marred by sin (Gen 3). Every affliction that man and all of creation are...
Rick LoPresti
Sep 155 min read
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The true bread of communion
The Lord did most of His ministry near the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. On the occasion of one of His crossings of it, many people...
Rick LoPresti
Aug 138 min read
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Vanity of vanities
God foresaw that Israel was going to want a king about 400 years before it happened (Deut 17:14-20). He gave a list of conditions to be...
Rick LoPresti
Aug 15 min read
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The roller coaster
Some people are familiar with plotting things on a graph. A graph takes raw information and makes a visual representation of it. It can...
Rick LoPresti
Jul 223 min read
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The Lion of Judah
The black maned adult African male lion has long been a symbol of strength, courage, and majesty in many cultures. He is depicted in...
Rick LoPresti
Jul 148 min read
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The danger of insecurity
According to Webster's Dictionary, insecurity is defined as " a state or feeling of anxiety, fear, or self-doubt, lack of dependability...
Rick LoPresti
Jul 410 min read
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The promised land
In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth, and everything in them including man (Gen 1-2). He made a covenant with Adam...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 1217 min read
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Solomon's prayer
After king David became king of Israel, his friend Hiram the king of Tyre had a house built for him in Jerusalem (2Sam 5:11). After this,...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 103 min read
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The nations that were left
God made a covenant with Abraham (Gen 12:1-3). He spoke to him 7 more times about this covenant and gave additional details about it (Gen...
Rick LoPresti
May 2712 min read
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The apathetic Levites
When God brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, He did it by sending ten plagues (Ex 7-12). The last plague was the death of all the...
Rick LoPresti
Dec 18, 20244 min read
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The edge of the universe
Where is the edge of the universe? This is a philosophical and scientific question that has puzzled man for centuries. The Bible does not...
Rick LoPresti
Dec 5, 20244 min read
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Unsung heroes
Pride is part of the value system of this world (1Jn 2:15-27). The Biblical definition of pride is not feeling good about a job well...
Rick LoPresti
Sep 2, 20245 min read
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Genealogies
Some people follow a program of daily Bible reading. However, they dread when their program brings them to genealogies. They see them as...
Rick LoPresti
Aug 31, 202411 min read
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Revive, renew, and restore
This title sounds like a shampoo advertisement, and just like shampoo these things sound like things we would want. These ads often tout...
Rick LoPresti
Jul 26, 20245 min read
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Wives submit, husbands love, and children obey
The Bible is a volume containing 66 books with widely varied content. Some parts require diligent study such as symbolic prophecy, but...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 26, 202434 min read
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Creation apologetics
When we use the term Creation apologetics, we usually think of ministries like Answers in Genesis, and that is valid. However, the...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 12, 20243 min read
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From Darwin to Naziism
There are many narratives and opinions about Genesis chapter 1. Some say it is allegorical or symbolic. Some say it is unscientific. Some...
Rick LoPresti
Jun 7, 20243 min read
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Halt between two opinions
The history of the nation of Israel begins with Abraham (Gen 12:1-3). His grandson Jacob had 12 sons, who became the patriarchs of the 12...
Rick LoPresti
May 23, 20248 min read
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A jealous God
We normally think of jealousy as a negative thing, and it can be. A synonym of jealousy is envy, which is forbidden in the ten...
Rick LoPresti
Mar 6, 20244 min read
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