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Kent Fry

Kent Fry is a retired pastor and visiting research fellow at the Van Raalte Institute in Holland Michigan. He and his wife Joyce are active members of Second Reformed Church in Zeeland, Michigan. Kent is an active cyclist, and he and Joyce enjoy time with their children and grandchildren.
Devotionals

The Old Testament Book of Revelation?

Read: 2 Chronicles 36:15-23; Revelation 1:4-5 The LORD, the God of heaven . . . has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem. (2 Chron. 36:23) Chronicles is the last book in

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The Gospel for the Strong

Read: 2 Chronicles 26:16-23; Philippians 4:12 When he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. (2 Chron. 26:16) Many conversion stories follow a pattern: “I was weak and down on my

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God’s Faithfulness

Read: 2 Chronicles 24:15-22; Revelation 2:4 He sent prophets among them to bring them back to the LORD. (2 Chron. 24:19) In various sports, coaches instruct us to follow through with our

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Truthful History Leads to Heroes

Read: 2 Chronicles 22:10-12; 23:12-21; Matthew 2:12-18 Jehoshabeath . . . took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king’s sons. (2 Chron. 22:11) I attended a recent lecture

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The Inability to Say No

Read: 2 Chronicles 18:28-19:3; Matthew 10:16 Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. (2 Chron. 18:31) As a pastor I learned to advise members of the congregation who were well-intentioned but

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Paying Attention to Small Matters

Read: 2 Chronicles 16:1-14; Matthew 25:21 The eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth. (2 Chron. 16:9) Christians can go astray when they don’t pay attention to

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The King’s Speech

Read: 2 Chronicles 13:4-16; Matthew 5:3 As for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him. (2 Chron. 13:10) The King’s Speech is a movie about the king

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