Someone wisely said, “Murmuring is an outward manifestation of an inward lawlessness and rebellion against a holy God.” Those words may seem strong, but they reveal an important biblical truth. We often think of murmuring as a small sin—a passing complaint, a critical spirit, or a few negative words. Yet God takes it seriously because murmuring is
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The fire had burned low on the shore. The fish were eaten. And the Lord had just walked Peter through the hardest conversation of his life. Three times Peter had denied his Lord beside another fire, in another courtyard, on the night everything fell apart. Now, three times the risen Christ asks him, lovest thou
I recently read an interview with actor and musician Kiefer Sutherland. One statement caught my attention. He described himself as a “completely unsatisfied human being.” He wasn’t speaking of bitterness or failure. Rather, he was describing a constant longing that keeps him striving, creating, and moving forward. In many ways, that statement describes the human
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In 1987, a man named Steve Rothstein purchased what many called the deal of a lifetime. For $250,000, he bought an American Airlines “Golden Ticket” that granted him unlimited first-class travel for life. He flew thousands upon thousands of times. He traveled to cities on a whim. Sometimes he flew just for lunch, conversation, or
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