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Scripture for real life. Short, careful pieces about what familiar passages actually say, and how to use them well.
- Five Verses Often Read at Funerals, and What They Actually SayPsalm 23, John 14, Romans 8:28, 2 Timothy 4:7, Ecclesiastes 3. What each was written about, which funerals they fit, and where one of them can do harm.
- Is “God Won’t Give You More Than You Can Handle” in the Bible?No. The saying isn’t in Scripture, and the verse people trace it to, 1 Corinthians 10:13, is about temptation. Here is what the Bible actually says about being overwhelmed.
- Why Jeremiah 29:11 Doesn’t Mean What We Usually Make It MeanThe most popular graduation verse was written to exiles who would stay in Babylon for seventy years. What it promised them, and what it can honestly promise you.
- What Philippians 4:13 Is Actually About“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” is printed on athletic gear as a promise of victory. Paul wrote it from prison, about being hungry.
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