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perspective
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Thursday
“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...
Tuesday
Lessons on Giftings & Callings From an Unlikely Source
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I learned some things recently, and it’s not exactly rocket science. This fellow looks like an eighteenth century British scientist, k...
Thursday
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...
Tuesday
Audacious Prayer
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Conversation, even online conversation, is a useful tool for discovering what’s in the heart, discovering what you’ve begun to believe tha...
Thursday
How Jesus & the Apostles used "Repent"
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I really love listening to the Bible. I’ve been listening through the gospels recently. And wouldn’t you know it? It got me thinking a...
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...
Tuesday
What Is The Vengeance Of God?
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You know, I think we’ve misunderstood the idea of God’s vengeance. For example, in Isaiah 61 , God defines his idea of what vengeance ...
Thursday
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...
Friday
The Deception of the Finished Lesson
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There’s a deception that I’ve come to … well, I don’t know that I actually “hate” it, but I sure don’t love it. It’s a deception, an illus...
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Thursday
Baby, That's Not Love
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I have a friend, a young man, who was beaten as a child. I don't mean spanked. I mean beaten. When he made a mistake, and what you...
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...
Sunday
Whose Holiday Is It Anyway?
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Whose Holiday Is It Anyway? Point One: Plunder. When you conquer an enemy, the enemy’s property becomes your property. Plunder has...
Thursday
Managing Natural Disasters
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I confess, I have some obstacles with how we pray about those events we refer to as natural disasters. First let me clarify: it's clea...
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 ...
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