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The Answer Makes a Difference
April 16th, 2021
You see, our faith does nothing to change the truth of who Jesus is. No matter what we choose to believe about Jesus, Jesus is still who he is. Just because we believe something different does not m... Read More
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The Mission Next Door
April 15th, 2021
If people outside of the church, “the crowds”, were asked today, of those who actually had even heard of Jesus, the answers would probably be, “a good man”, “an ethical teacher”, “a social activist”, ... Read More
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God of Abundance
April 14th, 2021
How many times do I come to God with scarcity thinking when our God is the God of abundance? I seem to be always looking at how little we have, and God is always showing me how much he provides. Thi... Read More
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Good News!
April 13th, 2021
It seems to me that the church at some point stopped proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ and started threatening people with hell. ... Read More
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Walking Away
April 12th, 2021
One of the things that has not changed is that we are still called on by Jesus to share the good news of the kingdom of God even when we may not be received well. The fact that others may not want to... Read More
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Both/And
April 11th, 2021
One of the biggest arguments among the various Protestant expressions of Christianity is whether our primary role as the Church of Jesus Christ is to proclaim the Gospel message of salvation or to do ... Read More
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Troubling the Teacher
April 10th, 2021
My first inclination is to stop “troubling the teacher” with a problem or a hope that has no chance of being overcome or realized. But Jesus is never bothered or “troubled” by our honest request for ... Read More
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Don't Hide Your Hurt
April 9th, 2021
I don’t claim to understand the mystery of prayer. But I do know that time and time again, the Bible directs us to bring our concerns to other Christians so that they will lift up our burdens in pray... Read More
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Tell Them What He Has Done
April 8th, 2021
I think about my experience of sharing my faith when I was a heating and air conditioning technician and Tony’s story about no one talking to him when they found out he was a pastor every time I hear ... Read More
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What to do When Jesus is Sleeping
April 7th, 2021
So, as I was reading this text this morning, my first thought was about Jesus sleeping as the storm, that is bound to get worse before it gets better, is raging. In my helpless state (read that as me... Read More
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Deeper Connections
April 6th, 2021
I think Jesus is asserting a very similar principle. It is not that Jesus doesn’t love his mother and his biological half brothers but, his deeper connection is with those who are profoundly connecte... Read More
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Lighting the Way
April 5th, 2021
A lamp will be seen no matter how dark it is. One might even argue that a lamp is most obvious the darker its surroundings. If we do not shine the light of Jesus’ love into the world, then we become... Read More
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Accepting God's Purpose for Me
April 4th, 2021
In my humble opinion, meaning in life comes from the decisions we make and the actions we take in response to the situations we find going on around us.... Read More
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Looking in the Right Places
April 3rd, 2021
Searching for the answers to the great questions of life requires that we look in the places where the truth can be found.... Read More
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What is My Witness?
April 2nd, 2021
What is the Church’s answer to the question, “Are you the representative of Jesus on earth, or should we wait for another?” Is the Church of Jesus Christ able to point to acts of mercy, healing, good... Read More
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The Real Deal
April 1st, 2021
I think it is human nature to want to hold off on committing to something until you are sure that what you have found is the real deal, the authentic thing, the one you have been waiting for.... Read More
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The Faith of an Ousider
March 31st, 2021
Therefore, this centurion was a military leader who was responsible for the forced occupation of Israel. He was not someone on whom one would think the Messiah of God would show compassion.... Read More
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Enough Said
March 30th, 2021
Enough said!... Read More
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What Spills Out of You?
March 29th, 2021
When we have a run-in with anyone what spills out of us is only what is already in us. No one can make us say and do the things we do by trying to start an argument with us or by rubbing us the wrong... Read More
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Total Dependence
March 28th, 2021
I have often wrestled with this saying from Jesus. To be honest with you, I often wrestle with a lot of what Jesus says. I think that is because our culture is so vastly different from the ideals of... Read More
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Take it to the Lord
March 27th, 2021
Jesus, who was very God of very God, knew that the most important thing before making a major decision was to consult with his Father in deep and long prayer waiting to hear the still small voice that... Read More
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Rules
March 26th, 2021
I have trouble delineating between rules that are in place to protect people and property and rules that are in place to protect ideologies and the status quo.... Read More
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Recreating With New Cloth
March 25th, 2021
Life is always changing and how we do things is always changing. Over the past 20 years we have seen church attendance drop in all but a very few churches throughout the United States and yet there h... Read More
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LOL
March 24th, 2021
If I’m reading my scripture correctly, God’s expectation is that we celebrate and enjoy life to the fullest. That we dance, and laugh, and joke, and love, and appreciate the wonders of the world that... Read More
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