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I will have mercy and not sacrifice
The prophet Hosea was given a difficult assignment from the Lord. God told him to marry a prostitute (Hos 1-3). God knew she would not be...
Rick LoPresti
Jan 13, 20235 min read
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Jesus said He is God
A common argument made by atheists against Jesus and the Bible is that not only is Jesus not God, but He never said He is. Therefore,...
Rick LoPresti
Dec 26, 20226 min read
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The insanity of fear
Fear is usually described as an emotion or feeling, and in certain aspects that is true. However, God looks at things at an even deeper...
Rick LoPresti
Dec 19, 20224 min read
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There's no such thing as a free lunch
The popular saying "There's no such thing as a free lunch" probably got started in the 1930s. Economist Milton Friedman used it as the...
Rick LoPresti
Dec 17, 20225 min read
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The third temple
The third temple For Christians and Jews who are students of the prophecies in the Bible concerning the end of the world, there has been...
Rick LoPresti
Nov 28, 20226 min read
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Love the brotherhood
There are many kinds of brotherhoods (or sisterhoods). There is the universal brotherhood of all mankind. There are national brotherhoods...
Rick LoPresti
Nov 15, 20226 min read
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The sounds of silence
In October of 1964, Simon and Garfunkel released a song entitled "The Sounds of Silence". Paul Simon wrote the lyrics while in the...
Rick LoPresti
Nov 14, 20228 min read
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Take your journey
The journeys of the nation of Israel are recorded in great detail in the Bible because they have many lessons to teach us today....
Rick LoPresti
Oct 24, 20225 min read
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The eternal, infinite God
One way to get a sense of how small we are is to take a ship across the Pacific Ocean. After seeing nothing but water in all directions...
Rick LoPresti
Oct 20, 202212 min read
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The seven feasts
The most famous part of the law of Moses is the ten commandments (Ex 20:1-17, Deut 5:1-21). These principles have been recognized...
Rick LoPresti
Oct 16, 20227 min read
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The blank tables
One of the most famous passages in the Bible is the ten commandments (Ex 20:1-17, Deut 5:1-21). The ten commandments are foundational to...
Rick LoPresti
Sep 4, 20223 min read
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Guilty until proven innocent
When God created the world, He put Adam in charge (Gen 1:26). Adam and Eve sinned and were cast out of the garden of Eden (Gen 3). Since...
Rick LoPresti
Aug 23, 20225 min read
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Debunking the debunkers
The presence of those who deny the existence of God and reject the Bible is nothing new. Today there are many deniers, some of whom even...
Rick LoPresti
Aug 12, 202211 min read
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Jesus is the Messiah
Jesus has always been a controversial figure. There have been imposters claiming to be Him. There have been people who claim to represent...
Rick LoPresti
Aug 5, 202216 min read
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What worship is and is not
God created everything except Himself (Jn 1:3 & 10, Col 1:16). God is not created. He is the first cause. The Creator is not created, and...
Rick LoPresti
Jul 13, 20227 min read
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Are you a user or are you being used?
Nobody likes to think of themselves as being used. The negative connotation is that the used are gullible and are being taken advantage...
Rick LoPresti
Jul 9, 20225 min read
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Choose life
Choose life There is much talk today about things being binary or non-binary, mostly referring to how people see themselves sexually....
Rick LoPresti
May 10, 202217 min read
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A new exodus
We all have pivotal moments in our lives that provide major changes from which there is no going back – a marriage, a birth, a death, a...
Rick LoPresti
Apr 28, 20224 min read
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How big is God?
The average distance from the earth to the moon is about 240,000 miles. That is about 10 times the circumference of the earth. The...
Rick LoPresti
Apr 25, 20225 min read
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Sleep
Sleep is a phenomenon that men have pondered and studied for millennia. Even with all of our current technology today, we do not...
Rick LoPresti
Apr 16, 20222 min read
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