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"As It Was in the Days of Noah," Part II
The Warning to Lost People The faithfulness of God in fulfilling His Word resounds in His warnings and in His blessings. The rainbow...

cjoywarner
14 hours ago


The Sermon on the Mount: A Seamless Robe of Righteousness
Taken as a Whole Called the greatest sermon of all time, Jesus' Sermon on the Mount not only sets the tone of His entire earthly...

cjoywarner
22 hours ago


"As It Was in the Days of Noah," Part I
The Ark Encounter Two years ago, I got to visit the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky. I had wanted to go for a long time, and...

cjoywarner
Sep 23


"Blessed Are They That Mourn"
Many years ago while on choir tour with Spring Arbor College, my undergraduate alma mater, I had the privilege of visiting the Billy...

cjoywarner
Sep 22


"For My Sake": The Secret to Suffering in an Evil World
Introduction: This past week was extremely sad for those of us who took the assassination of Charlie Kirk personally. It seemed that...

cjoywarner
Sep 14


Deny Yourself: The Secret to Staying True in a False World
Introduction Our culture has long ago lost the inimitable charm of living for others. "Please yourself" has become the mantra of the...

cjoywarner
Sep 13


Lord of the Promise
Fulfillment of Promises Andrew Murray said, "A promise from God is worth just as much as fulfillment." The Lord has given us well...

cjoywarner
Sep 6


The Testimony of Four Trees
The Dead Tree Perhaps every neighborhood has one--the dreaded dead tree in a neighbor's yard that you hope does not fall on your house...

cjoywarner
Sep 1


Lord of the Ring
It was Sunday, October 29, 2017, in High Point, North Carolina. I had pulled in my parents' driveway on my way home from church, as I...

cjoywarner
Aug 25


Lord of the Classroom
Most of what I have learned about teaching over the course of many years in the classroom has nothing to do with professional learning...

cjoywarner
Aug 17


The Big Green Button
Many years ago when I was only six years into my teaching, a little episode happened at school that I have remembered all these years. I...

cjoywarner
Aug 10


Small Lanterns in the Dark
I am reminded that there are still those small lanterns burning in the world, no matter how dark things become. It was 8:45 p.m. on May...

cjoywarner
Jul 1


The Power of Jesus' Name
"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" If you can relate to the days of hymnals, you might have opened one in which "All Hail the Power of...

cjoywarner
May 25


A True Sight of Sin in Psalm 19
Can you imagine polling people on the street and asking them if they have sinned today? If they don't attack you first, chances are, the...

cjoywarner
May 17


Be Still and Know that I Am God
Is this not the essence of worship? What more can we desire of a worship experience than to KNOW that God is God? And does being still...

cjoywarner
Mar 28


Walk Away
In the famously misinterpreted Matthew 7 passage against judging (7:1), Jesus tells us not to give that which is holy unto the dogs and...

cjoywarner
Feb 4


The Good Fight
A few years ago, I inadvertently stirred up a hornet’s nest in a private Christian school classroom because I answered a student’s...

cjoywarner
Feb 4


Put On
“Put on—” Without any hesitation at all, most of us could finish this sentence with, “The whole armor of God,” and most of us could name...

cjoywarner
Jan 21
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