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"Every year, millions of Americans gather to celebrate their freedom by grilling out with family, lounging in a pool with friends, and watching fireworks illuminate the sky. However, if we’re honest with ourselves, we rarely slow down to contemplate the cost of this freedom..."
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"Certainly God’s Spirit has been powerfully at work throughout the history of the United States and I love to read stories that bring to life the fight for freedom that America was built on. Truly our forefathers dreamed of and fought and sacrificed for freedom from tyranny, and God’s Spirit was with them..."
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"It is finished.” Those were His final words. (John 19:30) But what does that even mean? He didn’t do what we thought He would. What did we miss? He had to have been the Son of God..."
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"I saw what they did to Him, to my Messiah, my Friend... They tried to accuse Him in a ridiculous kangaroo court. They couldn’t convict Him; He’d done nothing wrong! He healed the sick; He made the lame walk; He brought back the dead! Who else could have done that but the Messiah? He was the One we had been waiting for..."
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"As a Jew I have celebrated many a Pesach, but this one has been unlike any I have ever experienced. I have never felt such confusion, terror, dismay, mixed with marvel! So many strange things to ponder..."
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"Jesus was not what I imagined when I think back to the scripture about the “a King who will reign” (Jeremiah 23:5). He certainly did not dress or live like a future king. He did have a lot of followers at first. I always imagined when the time came that His followers would be prepared to fight for their future king..."
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"But despite all the controversy, I somehow have peace. It began with an early trek to the temple so Jesus could teach all of us Passover pilgrims and others who had heard of His miracles...."
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"The watching crowd was as astonished as we were, but something else was brewing. As we stood frozen, pondering His powerful light, we also saw the beginnings of the response from the onlooking chief priests and scribes..."
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"Jesus is about to be established and do something great! We were all shouting and welcoming Him as he rode into Jerusalem on a colt. We shouted ‘Hosanna’ and waved palm branches hailing Him as our new and coming King!"...