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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: will
There was a shout from the top of the line. “Come on!” called Christopher Robin. “Come on!” called Pooh and Piglet. “Come on!” called Owl. “We’re starting,” said Rabbit. “I must go.” And he hurried off to the front of the Expotition with Christopher Robin. “All right,” said Eeyore. “We’re…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: made perfect
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets – who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: awayThere’s a wild, wild whisper blowin’ in the wind Callin’ out my name like a long-lost friend… -Lady Antebellum I was reading a book last week called The Gutenberg Elegies…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: power
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. It was said of the American playwright Lillian Hellman that she was one of the most powerful people of her day…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: passage
The Atoms of Democritus And Newton’s Particles of light Are but sands upon the Red sea shore Where Israel’s tents do shine so bright. -William Blake There is a great irony about Christianity…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: destroyer
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: edict
By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. Faith in its proper application is inherently risky. Christianity is the catalyst for the collision of two worlds, one…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: play
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his bones. There is something about the Christian faith that can seem overdone sometimes, as though we are making more of our situation than it really is. Joseph is…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: honor
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff. This story is one about honor. We will recall that Jacob’s sight was failing when he blessed Ephraim and Manasseh, and that when Joseph brought his sons…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: faith
Faith is what sets a child of God apart from everyone else. While human beings need five senses to operate in this world (sight, touch, taste, smell, hearing), we need only one sense to operate in God’s world: spiritual eyesight, or faith as it is called in the Scriptures. For…
Essays, poetry, meditations, and book reviews by Jeremy Vogan.
Jeremy Vogan
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