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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 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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Pedigree Misses the Point

Read: 2 Chronicles 10:1-15; Romans 2:28 My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions. (2 Chron. 10:14) I live in an area that has a fair amount

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Built to Impress

Read: 2 Chronicles 9:1-12; Luke 11:29-32 I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. (2 Chron. 9:6) Recently my wife and I made a

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A Model of Prayer

Read: 2 Chronicles 6:32-39; Hebrews 7:25 When a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes . . . and prays toward this house, hear from heaven your dwelling place. (2 Chron. 6:32)

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Walking with Balance

Read: 2 Chronicles 2:13-18; Philippians 4:8-9 Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram-abi. (2 Chron. 2:13) My experience with the game of tennis is that the foundation is

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Ask What I Should Give You?

Read: 2 Chronicles 1:1-17; Matthew 6:33 In that night God appeared to Solomon, and said to him, “Ask what I shall give you.” (2 Chron. 1:7) In learning to get dressed, a

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