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Thursday
Watch Out for the Yeast!
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“Be careful,” Jesus warned them. “Watch out for the yeast [the influence] of the Pharisees and that of Herod.” The religious spirit an...
A Closer Look at Clearing the Temple
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Jesus cleaned out the temple twice, once at the beginning of his ministry, and once at the end. A lot of folks read the story about Jesus ...
How The Walks In The Woods Actually Worked
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It was an interesting several years for me. I had an hour every day to walk in the woods. I chose to spend the time sauntering, decompress...
#Unfiltered
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“Unfiltered” is sort of a thing right now. Folks talk on Instagram or Facebook about posts and pictures that are #Unfiltered: they’r...
Watch and Pray
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“Watch out!” “Keeping watch” “Watchman” The idea is consistent: pay attention; notice what’s going on. See what there is to see; hear ...
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Be Holy. Be Healed.
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The first words spoken in the Scriptures sound like a command to our Western way of hearing (1). We translate those two words (אוֹר הָיָה)...
If God is Love, Then....
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Here’s an interesting exercise. Scripture is clear: God is love ( cf 1John 48&16). Not just friendship love, not just sexual love,...
A Very Messy Narrow Way
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I’ve been reflecting on something interesting recently. I have some children, and now they have children. And of course, once upon a t...
Walking in The Woods: The Meaning of Life
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One day I was walking in the woods, talking with God. Well, it was mostly me talking, but we were together, and it was a good day. I s...
Tambourines & Trumpets in Public Worship Meetings
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This has been burning in me for a couple of weeks. I guess I’d better get it out. I’ll be as gentle as I can. I get it that some folks...
How Does God Feel About The Cross?
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I was driving home from work the other day, and I found myself thinking about the Cross again. I’ve studied that center-point event of hum...
The Private Use of Miracles
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It’s right there in Mark Chapter 8, but I’ve never heard anybody teach about it. Here’s the relevant part of the text: 13 [Jesus] lef...
Done
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I found myself writing this down the other day. I wanted to share it, in case it encourages someone: The Bible does not teach that Ch...
The Grant Covenant
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There are various types of covenants that could define relationship between people. Some are covenants among equals (such as a marriage co...
We Have Misunderstood Matthew 18
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I’ll bet you’ve read this passage from Matthew 18. You may have heard it preached or practiced. “Moreover if your brother sins against...
Why Jesus Turned James & John Down
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James and John wanted to sit at Jesus’ side in glory. They wanted to be close (and, given the context, they wanted to be big shots). [...
Prophetic Flavor
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When God speaks through a prophet, is the prophet experiencing God? Is the prophet speaking for God? Let’s assume ‘Yes,’ in the cases we’l...
“I came not to abolish the Law but to fulfill it…”
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"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” That i...
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