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Ben Van Arragon

Ben Van Arragon is the Minister of Worship and Leadership at Plymouth Heights Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He preaches and teaches the Bible in church, online, and anywhere else he has the opportunity.
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Devotionals

Hope and a Future

Read: Jeremiah 29:10-14 I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD. (v. 11) Jeremiah 29:11 is one of the most-quoted verses of the Hebrew Bible. There is

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Rooted in Love

Read: Jeremiah 29:1-9 Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. (v. 7 NIV) When my family and I first moved into

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A God Nearby

Read: Jeremiah 23:23-24 Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away? (v. 23) The first Toy Story movie begins with a crisis. Woody,

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The Righteous Branch

Read: Jeremiah 22:1-5 Behold, the days are coming . . . when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. (v. 5) Last fall I cut down a tree

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Ruin or Redemption?

Read: Jeremiah 22:1-5 Do what is just and right. (v. 3 NIV) In Jeremiah 21, God denied a king’s cry for help. God refused because his people had refused his

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What Are You Asking God to Save?

Read: Jeremiah 21:1-10 Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. (v. 8) In an episode of the television show Justified, a petty criminal

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Deceived or Saved?

Read: Jeremiah 20:7-13 Praise the Lord! For he has delivered the life of the needy. (v. 13) In a 2011 stand-up routine, comedian Mike Birbiglia said, “To be a comedian

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In the Potter’s Hands

Read: Jeremiah 18:1-11 Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words. (v. 2) Clay is a complex medium. One careless movement

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(Don’t) Follow Your Heart!

Read: Jeremiah 17:5-10 Even so will I spoil the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. (v. 9) Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose

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