Volume 1

These blogs are included in The Very Best of Sabbath Thoughts, Volume 1.

Bold as Lions

Bold as Lions

The wicked flee when no one pursues, But the righteous are bold as a lion. (Proverbs 28:1) The trumpets sounded. The harps and flutes and voices...

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No Brown M&Ms

No Brown M&Ms

The world of rock and roll confuses me. Let's just go ahead and get that out of the way right now. The more I read about it, the less I feel like I...

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The Value of a Believer

The Value of a Believer

Sometimes God's word looks like a great big list of don'ts—after all, eight of the Ten Commandments begin with "Thou shalt not." And how are we...

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For Pépère

For Pépère

When we open the pages of a history book, we expect to find the names and stories of great men and women—names that left their mark on the world,...

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On Whose Authority?

On Whose Authority?

Click. Through the wall, a muffled shout: "Get me out of here! I refuse to go on!" You glance over your shoulder and express your concerns to the...

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Lessons From a Broken Bradford

Lessons From a Broken Bradford

If you ever visit the southeastern United States, there are a few things you should expect to find—sweet tea, for instance. You're going to find...

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Erasers and Wrecking Balls

Erasers and Wrecking Balls

There's a certain feeling of accomplishment that comes with watching a house come together from the ground up. To see a bare patch of earth become...

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Going Where God Goes

Going Where God Goes

Four thousand lifeless bodies were strewn about the battlefield. The army of Israel had suffered a terrible loss at the hands of their Philistine...

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The Battle for Peace

The Battle for Peace

“Peace.” In the New King James Version of the Bible, that word appears in nearly 400 distinct verses. It’s a topic God inspired the writers of the...

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Breaking Through Our Walls

Breaking Through Our Walls

Wolfgang Engels was a man on the wrong side of a wall. Conscripted into the East German army, nineteen-year-old Wolfgang Engels found himself tasked...

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A Tale of Two Kings

A Tale of Two Kings

“And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord.” It’s not a statement that appears often in the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. In...

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Life Without a Filter

Life Without a Filter

Recently, our water filter converted itself into a hydro-powered jet engine. It’s the kind that screws on to your water faucet, and it seems like...

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