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By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God, our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, our hope.” 1 Timothy 1:1 The Apostle Paul begins his first epistle to Timothy with what might appear to you a switch »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.” John 21:11 Only the apostle John records this fishing expedition of the disciples »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.” Luke 24:27 In a walk to Emmaus the afternoon of Resurrection Day, Jesus met and walked with two of »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “He is not here, for He has risen, as He said. Come, see the place where He lay.” Matthew 28:6 The Scriptures do not tell us anything about the actual resurrection instance; they only tell us about the empty »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “From that time on Jesus began to explain to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that He must be killed and »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” Matthew 24:44 Jesus spent much of his time leading up to Holy Week and His crucifixion speaking about His »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for of such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14 Are you, as an adult, able to observe the character of a little child? Parents are very often »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 How is “lost” defined? What exactly does “the lost” mean? Almost all of those in this category, when asked if they are “lost,” would »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 Many Valentines and the card buyers who send them really amount to nothing more than noisy gongs and clanging cymbals. »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His Name in vain.” Exodus 20:3 “OMG” is a phrase, an expletive, a frequent expression even »

By Chaplain (Col) Stephen W. Leonard, USA, Ret. “Knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. They will say, ‘Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing »