Entries by Josh Rice

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Smoked Out

Good morning church family, Holding the FedEx package in her hands, Aubrey’s heart thumped in her chest like a kick drum. Her mouth went dry and her ears got hot. But despite her telltale body bearing witness against her; Aubrey clung to the belief that what she was doing was more noble than naughty. Aubrey […]

March 29, 2025 by
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The Law all Wrong

March 23, 2025 Deuteronomy 4:44-46 This is the law that Moses set before the people of Israel. These are the testimonies, the statutes, and the rules, which Moses spoke to the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt, beyond the Jordan in the valley opposite Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon the king […]

March 23, 2025 by
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Acknowledging God

Good morning church family, Feeling cagey and exposed, he looked down to see if his arms were tied to the chair. They weren’t. But still, he couldn’t lift them. He couldn’t even make a fist. His freshly-shorn hair lay in clumps on the floor and the faint smell of shaving cream was in the air. […]

March 22, 2025 by
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More Than This

March 16, 2023 Luke 13:18-19 He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in […]

March 16, 2025 by
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In Stereo

Good morning church family, From the time I was a little boy until the day I left home for college, I fell asleep most every night listening to a recording of some kind. The first bedroom I can remember sleeping in – the one I shared with two of my brothers – had a dresser […]

March 15, 2025 by