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Thursday
Transformed Thinking about Scripture
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It's hard, isn't it, to let the Scriptures stand on their own, particularly when they're passages that are a little uncomfortabl...
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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...
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
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...
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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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...
“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...
The Vengeance of God
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Isaiah 61 begins, “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has s...
Jesus and Intercessors
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I woke up thinking this morning about how Jesus interacted with folks. As I was wandering towards wakefulness, I was praying for som...
Target Fixation
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I’m pretty careful about where my attention goes, and about how I handle my words. God’s instructions are pretty clear, and I’ve learned...
Are We Mere Men?
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I’ve been struck by how much vitriol and, well, hatred that there is toward certain congressional leaders among Christians. I’m struck by ...
Jigsaw Revelation: the Love of God
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Have you ever put a jigsaw puzzle together? Sometimes you find two or three pieces that fit together, and suddenly that part of the pi...
Won't I Be Bored in Heaven?
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Recently, someone asked an interesting question. They asked if we wouldn’t be bored in Heaven? I used to be concerned about that...
Decently and In Order
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“On the day Pentecost was being fulfilled, all the disciples were gathered in one place. Suddenly they heard the sound of a violent blas...
New Respect for the Word of God
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I used to proudly and unquestioningly hold to a particular standard of belief that I now find myself questioning. Some will likely call ...
The Cutting of the Lord
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Jesus promised us that our growth would be rewarded with pruning. We think, “Pruning? That’s cutting! That’s taking things away! That can’...
The Bible or Relationship?
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I love the Bible. I don't mean that metaphorically, this is literal: I love that book, I love those stories. Even more, I love the pre...
Sent
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We Are Sent. There’s a big difference between us going out on our own and spreading the Good News of the Kingdom because we like it, and ...
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