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2020
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Thursday
Grey Haired Rockers?
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There were some remarkably talented musicians in the heyday of rock & roll, back in the 70’s and such. Have you ever noticed that ...
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Transactionalism. Not a Lovely Thing.
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“Transactionalism” is the belief that if I do this thing, then God will do that thing. It says that if I do the right things, then God wil...
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Odd thought just crossed my mind. Romans 5 is happening, or something like it. We’re sure seeing a lot of the works of darkness revealed o...
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...
Friday
Do Not Think That I Came to Destroy the Law or the Prophets
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I’ve run into several people recently who quote Matthew 5:17, and use that to say that the OT Law is still valid. “Do not think that I came...
Thursday
#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...
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...
Opinions About Pornography
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OK. Let’s go step onto the scary trail. Let’s talk about pornography, and about porn addictions. I’m going to speak about things that ...
Glad I’m Not Domesticated
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I gradually drifted toward wakefulness the other morning. I rubbed my eyes, and looked at the clock, and rubbed them again. This was later...
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The Church of the Septic Tank
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I had a strange dream the other night. It was about septic tanks. Yeah. Poop tanks. Ewww. The dream began with a toilet. The toilet serve...
My children were born for such a time as this.
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I’ve been reflecting on some of what Scripture says about the nature of believers’ words in difficult times. Well, our words should be this ...
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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...
Responding to the Covid Virus
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I’ve been watching the foolishness and the panic in the news, in the streets, in the grocery stores. Sure, I’ve been embarrassed (haven’t we...
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...
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