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A hunger for truth and righteousness
We tend to think of the natural and the spiritual as two separate worlds, and in some ways they are. Yet there are also some...
Rick LoPresti
Apr 10, 20175 min read
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Behind the wall
Man was originally created to live in a garden paradise (Gen 1-3). There was no danger there except man's own potential to sin. Because...
Rick LoPresti
Apr 9, 20173 min read
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A new seminal moment
The word seminal means "of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments". It is literally the seed that...
Rick LoPresti
Apr 3, 20174 min read
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Male order bride
In the 19th century in America, single women that wanted to move from the east coast to the west coast would place themselves in a...
Rick LoPresti
Mar 29, 20173 min read
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Absolute truth
First we must ask the question is there truth? If there is no truth, then everything is a lie. Yet if there is no truth, there can be no...
Rick LoPresti
Mar 28, 20173 min read
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The reasoning of Rabshakeh
In the days of king Hezekiah of Judah the Assyrians invaded. The king of Assyria sent messengers to Jerusalem (2Ki 18-19, 2Chr 29-32)....
Rick LoPresti
Mar 22, 20176 min read
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Strangers
People sometimes misinterpret the Bible and try to use it to support or validate their positions on various issues. Sometimes this is...
Rick LoPresti
Mar 16, 20174 min read
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Restoration
When we think of restoration, we usually think of a house, a car, or a piece of furniture. We think of taking something that is old and...
Rick LoPresti
Mar 10, 20172 min read
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Who is this?
Jesus was a controversial figure in His days on earth, and He still is today. When he rode a donkey into Jerusalem in fulfillment of...
Rick LoPresti
Mar 4, 20173 min read
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David's two-question prayers
The prophet Samuel told king Saul that God sought a man who was after His own heart (1Sam 13:14). That man was David. The first 5 times...
Rick LoPresti
Feb 28, 20173 min read
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The danger of discouragement
God made man in His image (Gen 1:27). One aspect of man is emotion. Emotion is a powerful influence on thought and behavior. Emotions are...
Rick LoPresti
Feb 24, 20172 min read
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No broken bones
We have 206 bones in our bodies. The skeleton serves six major functions: support, movement, protection, production of blood cells,...
Rick LoPresti
Feb 18, 20173 min read
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Mixed marriages
If someone used the phrase mixed marriage a generation ago they were probably taking about a white person marrying a black person. This...
Rick LoPresti
Feb 16, 20174 min read
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Blessing and cursing
People have many concepts when it comes to explaining why events happen the way they do. They believe some force or principle governs...
Rick LoPresti
Feb 13, 20173 min read
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The difference between the real and the ideal
God set a very high ideal for man - perfection (1Ki 8:61, 1Chr 12:39, Mt. 5:48, Jn 17:23, Eph 4:13, Col 1:28, Col 4:12, Jam 1:4). This...
Rick LoPresti
Feb 2, 20173 min read
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Heaven on earth
Although there is not enough talk about hell, there is also not enough talk about heaven. This is because people have become too focused...
Rick LoPresti
Feb 1, 20172 min read
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The difference between conviction and condemnation
What is conviction? In modern legal terms, it is when someone pleads or is found guilty of a crime. In the KJV the word appears as...
Rick LoPresti
Jan 31, 20178 min read
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History repeats itself
In a 1948 speech to the House of Commons, Winston Churchill said, "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." George...
Rick LoPresti
Jan 27, 20172 min read
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The first voice
The book of Revelation is prophetic and full of symbolism. Therefore people have many theories on its meaning and interpretation. It is...
Rick LoPresti
Jan 24, 20173 min read
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The self-destruct button
Science fiction stories sometimes describe equipment that has a self destruct button. This is sometimes a precaution to prevent important...
Rick LoPresti
Jan 20, 20172 min read
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