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Fred Van Dyke

Fred Van Dyke is a conservation biologist dedicated to the care for God’s creation. In this role Fred has served government agencies, private consulting firms, and academic institutions doing research, management, and teaching in conservation science. He is also the author of two books on faith and environmental stewardship.
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Devotionals

Grief to Joy—Life from Death!

Read: Luke 7:11-17 He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” (v. 14) What is it like to lose the person you most depended on? Your grief may be exceeded

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A Miracle of Transfiguration

Read: Matthew 17:1-9 Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead. (v. 9) When people think of the miracles of Jesus, they don’t usually

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No Sign but Jonah

Read: Matthew 12:38-42 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. (v. 39) When I

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Miraculous Compassion

Read: Matthew 14:13-21 They all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. (v. 20) What is less fun than balancing a

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Claimed by Jesus

Read: Mark 5:25-34 She said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” (v. 28) Have you ever felt like the woman in today’s reading? Or do you

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Believing Is Seeing

Read: Mark 5:21-23, 35-43 Taking her by the hand he said to her, “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” (v. 41) We sometimes believe we must

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Healing Follows Forgiveness

Read: Matthew 9:1-8 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins . . . (v. 6) There are times in my life when I’ve had

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A Miracle of Deliverance

Read: Mark 5:1-15 They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man . . . sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. (v. 15) Have you ever felt divided

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A Prophecy Fulfilled

Read: Matthew 8:16-17; Isaiah 53 He cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. (v. 16) To fully understand Jesus’s miracles we have to go beyond

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