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Life Insight from Scripture
Fresh devotionals are being published weekly. The posts include articles written by Pastor Johnson, NorthStone members, and other ministry contributors. Strength for Life hopes these brief articles strengthen you.
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Jun 11
Good and Evil
Genesis 1 records how God created the world in six days—light, firmament, land and plants, heavenly bodies, birds and fish, land animals,...
Feb 6
Proverbs & Rulers
God has authority over the whole world. The earth we see, the fullness of it, and the people populating it belong to the Lord (Psalm...
Jan 23
Proverbs & Citizens
One prominent relationship in the book of Proverbs is authority. It is easy to identify one authority in the book: parents. The infamous...
Jan 16
Government in Proverbs
The book of Proverbs is unique. The majority of Scripture's testimony follows the promised coming of the Messiah through the history of...
Dec 5, 2023
God is Always There
When I came home from the war in Iraq I, like many other returning soldiers, was lost. During the previous year or so, our lives depended...
Nov 14, 2023
God's Hand in Creation
In elementary and high school science courses, many of us learned all about natural and biological cycles. Take this simplified...
Oct 24, 2023
Christianity, Hamas, & Authority
One method Scripture will use to demonstrate truth is to assume the opposite of that truth and use the implication as proof. For example,...
Oct 10, 2023
The Lie of Moral Superiority: Part 2
One lesson we can learn from the last decade of American history is that spiritual warfare is real. The kingdom of God and the realm of...
Sep 26, 2023
The Lie of Moral Superiority
Do Christians think they are morally superior to unbelievers? Are we “better” than someone who doesn’t believe in Jesus Christ? Even if...
Aug 29, 2023
Principles for Christian Politics
In America, the political season never ebbs entirely. But we are about to enter the part of the cycle where the tide comes in strong, so...
Aug 1, 2023
The Nature of Angels
All nations contain records of belief in spirit beings. Ancient Israelites, Egyptians, and Romans each believed that spirit beings...
Jul 11, 2023
Our Livid Lord: A Study of God's Wrath
Even the casual observer can see that America is on a collision course with God’s wrath. To say that our Lord is “livid” is to say that...
Jun 27, 2023
3 Reasons Not to Celebrate Pride Month
The book of 1 Corinthians is well-known as a rebuke letter. It is strong, confrontational, and direct. However, though it is lesser known...
Jun 6, 2023
Is This a Sin?
Sin is the transgression of God’s law (1 John 3:4). If you or I act in a way that we know violates God’s Word, we have sinned. However,...
May 2, 2023
For God is Love
When the world accuses Christians of being unloving, one of several things may be true. One, they may be referring to nominal...
Apr 25, 2023
Love and the Gospel
When was the last time you were rebuked for being unloving? Was the rebuke valid? How do you know? It’s possible for a believer to have...
Apr 11, 2023
The Coming Rapture
The other day I was driving my son and daughter to school when my son started a game of “Would You Rather.” We frequently play this game...
Mar 28, 2023
Is Speaking in Tongues for Today?
God is not ambiguous. The Scripture is clear that “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace” (1 Corinthians 14:33). God speaks...
Feb 21, 2023
The Marvel of Creation
Just about 1,600 light years, or 9.4 million billion miles from earth, is Gaia BH1, the nearest detected black hole to earth. Though this...
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