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My last blog article recounted my spectacular loss in our work’s charitable RC car race, which I ran with my good friend and co-worker, Mary. In my story, I related my loss and the subsequent prize that I won for “Worst Driver” to our propensity as humans to lose the battle over sin, yet win because of Christ’s grace. Mary’s story is a different angle on the same theme. Her story is about truly winning the race. In our competition, Mary proved to be the better racer. In the New Testament, our ...

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This past week, we had a series of charitable activities at work. One of the events was a remote control (RC) car race. The organizers mapped out a race track in our large meeting room with colored tape—complete with a bridge and a four-posted, bannered finish line. My co-worker, Mary and I, attended the race to cheer on our fellow co-workers. Towards the end of the races, however, they were looking for a couple more contestants, and our boss coerced the two of us into a race. Actually, it was ...

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When my husband and I were first married, we rented a little house that was located in what is now the tony area of Cherry Creek. Our landlady told us that the house was originally a coal miner’s shack, which was built one room at a time—and the quirky layout and crooked doorjambs seemed to confirm her story. Our front yard was expansive, as the house sat directly on the alley. The house had one large space heater located in the living room and the bathroom consisted of only a toilet and a bathtub. ...

Updated 09-01-2010 at 05:09 AM by Jeri Turner

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If a prophet claims a direct Word from God, then it follows that we should heed and obey it, because God does not lie and His word is trustworthy, right? This is certainly true of the Old Testament prophets, who heard directly from God:

The LORD said to me: "What they say is good. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet

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It was harvest time. Up on the distant hill, lights and color illuminated the darkness. The sound of laughter, revelry and songs of celebration echoed into the moonlit night. Wine was flowing like water, and the people danced and caroused with greater intensity as the night wore on. They seemed so happy.

On an opposite hill, the young shepherd sat alone, surrounded by sleeping sheep. He tended to the fire before him and leaned back against a rock. A small lamb was stretched ...