Tag: Jesus
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#1 Jesus Is God: Honor Him
The Judge of all the earth made Christ our judge to render Him due honor. by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Sep. 30, 2026) — Who is Jesus? For generations, the Church boldly proclaimed, “He is Lord!” Jesus and the Father are one. Jesus is God. Not so much anymore. A survey last year…
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A Prayer for Upcoming Elections: Deliver Us from Evil
A call to stand against those who want to dismantle America.
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Throwing the First Stone
by John Mikkelsen, ©2026 (Sep. 11, 2026) — There’s a quote I remember from my Sunday School days that has been brought to mind by this week’s news headlines and political hit jobs: “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.” Those words were spoken by Jesus when Scribes and Pharisees brought a woman…
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Certain People Gave Jesus Problems. How Not to Be One of Them.
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Sep. 9, 2026) — Jesus didn’t have problems until He ran into certain people. I noticed this recently while scanning the gospel of Mark. Trouble indeed brewed early when a demon interrupted Him teaching in a synagogue, but Jesus commanded, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” The…
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Jesus Left Him in a Different Graveyard
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Aug. 12, 2026) — One of the chief complaints about God is that He tolerates evil. You’ve heard the accusations, maybe even asked the questions yourself. If God is so powerful, why doesn’t He squash Satan? If God is good, then why did this happen? (Replace this with your choice of distress…
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Strategies You Need to Handle 3 Threats Before Jesus Comes
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jul. 29, 2026) — Our son-in-law runs in multi-day relay races here in the Southeast. Weeks before an event, he runs several miles a day, gradually increasing the distance and the difficulty. He trains to build his endurance. He doesn’t want to start well and then fizzle. Jesus…
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Curse the Silence. The Posse Couldn’t Stone Her After All.
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jul. 22, 2026) — The posse had no time for pleasantries. “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. The law commands us to stone her. But what do You say?”1 Jesus said nothing. They wanted His judgment. Jesus hadn’t come for judgment; He brought…
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When God Calls, How Will You Know His Voice?
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jul. 15, 2026) — When she was little, our oldest granddaughter, Allison, took to calling my wife and me before she went to bed. We weren’t home one evening to take her call, and the answering machine kicked in. There was a moment of hesitation. Silence. With some…
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How Does God Draw Us?
One way is misery in the moment and memories of past goodness. by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jun. 24, 2026) — Question: Jesus said, “Do not murmur among yourselves. No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him” (John 6:43–44). I admit this statement makes me murmur. How do I…
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Is a Nibble at Jesus’ Table Enough?
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jun. 17, 2026) — I was reading in the book of Ruth recently, and I saw Jesus. The scene is Bethlehem. Ruth is eating a midday meal after working through the morning in the barley fields, gleaning stalks that the reapers had missed. The men who reaped and…
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Sharpening the Focus of By Green Pastures
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jun. 10, 2026) — I am not a photographer. Even when I wrote for a newspaper, the job could not compel me to sharpen my skills. I don’t like taking pictures. I don’t like being in photos. Aim, focus, click. That’s as much as I know about taking snapshots.…
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Which Charles Is Right: Spurgeon or Stanley?
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jun. 3, 2026) — Question: I am confused about whether a Christian can live without sinning. These statements seem to contradict each other. Charles Spurgeon: I know that every time I commit sin I am guilty, and yet I am quite certain that I must sin—that my nature…
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#12 A Practical Guide for Living by Faith
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (May 20, 2026) — In this conclusion, we’ll collect the elements of Faith’s lifestyle that have been scattered across the individual posts and make some final observations. But first, an important reminder. Faith is a relationship, not a commodity. We won’t find it on a store shelf. We…
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#11 A Practical Guide for Living by Faith
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (May 13, 2026) — As we near the end of this guide on faith, I cannot close without speaking to its classic definition in the book of Hebrews. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 1:1). Faith is not pie…
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#8 A Practical Guide for Living by Faith
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Apr. 22, 2026) — The people of God have been a thorn from the beginning. It started with Abel. Abel worshiped God the right way, and Cain hated him. Later, the Hebrew immigrants in Egypt stressed Pharaoh, so he shackled them with hard labor. The prophets distressed the kings…
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#7 A Practical Guide for Living by Faith
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Apr. 15, 2026) — Life is daily. Get up, get ready, attend to business, wind down, and rest. Do it again tomorrow. Think of the dailiness that Abraham, the father of faith, endured. We meet him when he is 75. Before that, just hundreds of days. One day,…
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#6 A Practical Guide for Living by Faith
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Apr. 8, 2026) — We come to the last step in the path of faith: having the strength to obey God. It may be physical strength, which Samson needed to pull down the pillars of the Philistines’ pagan temple. More likely, it is the strength for when we…
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3 Words That Will Overturn Your Life: Christ is Risen!
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Apr. 5, 2026) — Christians celebrate today the resurrection of Christ. For good reason. Without His resurrection, we are trapped with no hope for a better life. We are left with a life that is no life at all, like Legion among the tombs or Lazarus in his.…
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The Founding Fathers and the Resurrection
by Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2026 (Apr. 4, 2026) — This week Christians around the world of all strands celebrate what we consider some of the most significant events in world history—the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ on behalf of the salvation for those who believe in the Lord. There are many…
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Another Reflection on the Triumph of Palm Sunday
by Lonnie Orfitelli, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Apr. 2, 2026) — The following was prompted by the excellent blog entry of Dennis Gladden published on April 1, 2026. The week before the crucifixion, we are given a picture of what is traditionally called the “triumphant entry” of Jesus into Jerusalem. This expression of the crowd indicated just…