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Are You and I Ready, Willing, and Able to Loose Our Head for the Sake of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ?! Please Ponder That!
A sketch rendering of Thomas von Imbroek being beheaded! Anabaptist printer Thomas von Imbroek Lost His Head THOMAS VON IMBROEK was a...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Mar 52 min read


"Things Worthy of Our Consideration": Is Suffering or Persecution Something Worth Your Consideration, for You?
A Christian reading he Bible in jail. A Devotional Thought for March 4, 2025 From the Pen of John Bunyan Taken from Daily Readings of...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Mar 42 min read


Do You Desire To Know Jesus Christ, "And the Power of His Resurrection, And the Fellowship of His Sufferings?" Quite a Question to Ponder No Doubt!?
"That I May Know Him (Jesus Christ)" A Devotional for The Twenty Eighth Day of February 2025 Borrowed from Dr. John Gill Early English...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 283 min read


Of Many That Worship, Not All Are Always True Worshippers? How Is Your Heart When You Go To Worship? Think About It?
A Devotional Reading for February 28, 2025 From the pen of John Bunyan Author of Pilgrim's Progress And persecuted for his faith and...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 272 min read


Some “General Remarks on the Resurrection of Christ” from Dr. John Albert Broadus. Food for Thought!
The empty tomb after Christ's Resurection with the stone rolled away. A Daily Devotional For The Twenty Sixth Day of February 2025 From...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 262 min read


Christ Is All We Need For Eternal Life: He is Our Wisdom, Righteousness, Sanctification, and Redemption; Says the Apostle Paul! Please Ponder That!
A Devotional Reading from the pen of Dr. John Gill for the Twenty Fifth Day of February 2025 Taken from an unpublished 31 devotional...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 253 min read


Have You Ever Been On Your Knees or On Your Face in Worship Before God? Please Ponder That!
A Devotional Thought for February 24, 2025 From the Pen of John Bunyan Taken from Daily Readings Edited by Dr. Roger D Duke The Second of...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 242 min read
!["[W]hen I run, I feel His [God's] pleasure," Confessed Eric Liddell. This Quote Comes from the Movie "Chariots of Fire". Check It Out!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81b3bb_b8f25cb102394b25b97d3ec0e3deb588~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/81b3bb_b8f25cb102394b25b97d3ec0e3deb588~mv2.webp)
!["[W]hen I run, I feel His [God's] pleasure," Confessed Eric Liddell. This Quote Comes from the Movie "Chariots of Fire". Check It Out!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81b3bb_b8f25cb102394b25b97d3ec0e3deb588~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/81b3bb_b8f25cb102394b25b97d3ec0e3deb588~mv2.webp)
"[W]hen I run, I feel His [God's] pleasure," Confessed Eric Liddell. This Quote Comes from the Movie "Chariots of Fire". Check It Out!
Eric Liddell, running for "God's Pleasure"! IN CHINA, Eric Liddell asked his students if they believed Christ’s Sermon on the Mount....

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 212 min read


Consider: In This New Year of 2025, Jesus Is Looking for You! Is Jesus Knocking at Your (Heart's) Door? Please Ponder This Very Great and Eternal Question?!
Jesus knocks on your heart's door. Will you invite Him to come in? Is Jesus Knocking at Your Door? The Bible says in Revelation 3:20 "...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 202 min read


“Who is Worthy?” Christ Alone is Worthy To Open The Book and Break Its Seals; According To The Book of Revelation!
Christ comes in GLORY on the LAST DAY and He is the ONLY ONE worthy to open the BOOK described in the REVELATION! “Who is Worthy?” (Only...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 203 min read


Consider: When the Resurrected and Ever Living Christ Comes Again, He Will Resurrect All Who Believe(d) in Him! GLORY to GOD!
Jesus Christ comes in the clouds with all His GLORY! A Devotional Thought for the Nineteenth Day of February 2025 Taken from the New...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 193 min read


On This Day in Church History-February 18-"Pilgrim's Progress" Bunyan's Famous Allegory Was First Published. Give it a Look See . . .
Pilgrim in his rags as he flees the City of Destruction with the Word of God in his hand. NEXT TO THE BIBLE, John Bunyan’s allegory of...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 183 min read


“Unbelief is a Great Sin—It Fosters All Other Sins”: Do You Believe in Christ Alone? Or, Are You Still in Unbelief?
"Faith" is the noun. "Trust" is the verb! A Devotional for the Seventeenth Day of February 2025 From the Desk of Dr. John Albert Broadus...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 172 min read


A Different Valentine's Message for You: Do You Believe "God's Word Raises the Dead"? John Bunyan Emphatically Does, Check It Out!
Jesus' Word raises the dead because He is "The Resurrection" in Himself! A Valentine's Day Devotional for February 14, 2025 From the Pen...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 142 min read


Does Your Heart Move You "To Love the LORD Your God" with All Your Heart? A Thought Worth Consideration No Doubt!
The Greatest Commandment: To Love the LORD thy God with All your Heart. A Devotional for Thursday February 13, 2025 From the Pen of Dr....

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 132 min read
The Blind Poet/Songwriter Fanny Crosby Could See Eternity Better Than Most of Her Peers! Check Out Her Story Here!
Blind poet Fanny Crosby. Blind Fanny Crosby Wrote Hymns We Treasure ON THIS DATE, 12 February l9l5 , Fanny Crosby died at the age of...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 122 min read


Please; Stop! Look! And Listen! Pray and Ponder This Prayer with Me in Your Heart This Morning!
Trinitarian emblem; the crown represents the Father, the cross represents the Son, the dove represents the Holy Spirit. "TRINITY PRAYER"...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 111 min read


Do You Believe God Chooses, Predestinates, or Elects to Eternal Life? John Bunyan Did? It Is Worth Considering!
God's choice of some over others for His own reasons and for His own GLORY . . . A Devotional Thought for February 10, 2025 From John...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 102 min read


At National Prayer Breakfast, (President)Trump leans into role of faith in nation’s past, future. Check it out!
President Trump speaks to the National Prayer Breakfast. WASHINGTON (BP) — Extolling the importance of religious liberty President Donald...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 73 min read


Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Lutheran Minister, Persecuted, and Martyred for His Stand for Christ Against Hitler! Read His Story Here!
BUCHENWALD was among the first and largest of the German concentration camps. Although it was not officially an extermination camp, a...

Dr. Roger D Duke
Feb 72 min read
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