The Reason for Incomplete Victories
Couldn't God just go ahead and finish His work in your spirit and mine? Why must sanctification be a process? Why don't today's...
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Dave Talley
- May 12, 2021
- 4 min
What Are the Deep Things of God?
Your mind might be drawn to long lectures and lots of note taking. You might think of a doctrinal discussion with lots of big words and...
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Dave Talley
- May 5, 2021
- 3 min
Random Routines
Don't you love it when God surprises you with some unanticipated blessing? It is indeed exciting when God shows up and shows out in some...
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Dave Talley
- Apr 28, 2021
- 4 min
Learning from the Devil
Jesus makes an exceedingly strange statement in Luke 16:8. He said, "The children of this world are in their generation wiser than the...
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Dave Talley
- Apr 21, 2021
- 5 min
Nitpicky Word Critics
Perhaps you've seen the 1993 movie "Demolition Man." In it, the revived law enforcement officer John Spartan is issued repeated...
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Dave Talley
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Patience is Vertical
"Sit right here. Don't go anywhere. I'll be back." But, the clock ticks. Shadows get long. The sun sets. The temperature drops. ...
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Dave Talley
- Mar 31, 2021
- 5 min
Original Sin
We all sin. That is, we all commit moral crimes against our Maker, against our neighbors, and even against ourselves. And, we are all...
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Dave Talley
- Mar 24, 2021
- 4 min
The Way God Sees Things
Actually, I don't know. I can't speak for God. Well, I can. I do. After all, that is my calling. A preacher is a messenger. If a...
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Dave Talley
- Mar 17, 2021
- 4 min
Failure
Did you ever fail a test? An exam? A class? Yes. Yes. Yes. I liked Algebra II so much that I took it twice. Then ended up teaching...
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Dave Talley
- Mar 10, 2021
- 5 min
Dr. Seuss & the Next Outrage
Outrage: an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation. These days, it's mostly mock shock. Whether it's news media,...
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Dave Talley
- Mar 3, 2021
- 5 min
Comfortable with Discomfort
God has a way of stirring things up. Sometimes He even uses the devil to do so. God's strength was demonstrated in the weakness of the...
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Dave Talley
- Feb 24, 2021
- 5 min
What Is Everyone Searching For?
Well, according to one source (ahrefs.com), here are the top 10 words searched for on Google: 1. youtube 2. facebook 3. amazon 4. gmail...
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Dave Talley
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
Unanswered Questions
"Does God love the Devil?" That question came to me from my son back when he was very, very small. As a formal student for 16 years and a...
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Dave Talley
- Feb 10, 2021
- 5 min
Demons of Discouragement
If we get our demonology from the Bible, we will blame the devil for so much that we will make people around us uncomfortable. Don't get...
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Dave Talley
- Feb 5, 2021
- 4 min
Why Does God Allow Temptation?
We are told to pray, "Lead us not into temptation." Why? Why would our holy God ever "lead us" into temptation? We are told that God...
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Dave Talley
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
Interfere, Intercept, Intervene
It is a gracious act. God impeding the "progress" of my flesh. It is grace. It is a gift. It is God's goodness. If you are about to...
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Dave Talley
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Where is Hope Found?
The hope of the ignorant at Babel was not found in the weapons Nimrod. The hope of the poor in Egypt was not the wealth of the Pharaoh....
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Dave Talley
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
God's Computer
My father taught me fractions. He drew a few circles, divided them into halves, quarters, eighths, thirds, and so on. Then he explained...
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Dave Talley
- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
Amen or A man
I grew up in the deep south. Very few people said “Amen.” It was Aman, Hayman, or Amaaaan, but seldom amen (and certainly not the...
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Dave Talley
- Dec 4, 2020
- 3 min
What is ADVENT?
It’s a noun. Singular, not plural. It is secularly and generally defined* as “the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event.” For...
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