Apr
26
Ever wonder why God seems to repeat Himself a lot in the Bible? I mean, there are some themes that run through His word over and over and over again. Themes are even repeated in some books of the Bible. I’m quite sure that He repeats Himself because we are hard-of-hearing…or maybe because we are …
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Apr
20
Talk is cheap, action is expensive. Faith without works is dead. Works are the natural, inevitable, voluntary result of faith in God. If we love Him, if we follow Him, if we belong to Him…He will produce good works in us…period. I know this isn’t a new concept, but it is one I think we …
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Feb
02
So maybe I think I’m doing pretty well when it comes to responding to the reflection I see in God’s Word (see my last post). That may have been what the people of Israel may have thought as they heard Amos’ words directed at Judah. “Whew, I’m glad he wasn’t talking to us!”, they may …
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Jan
27
You don’t bring a slingshot to a gunfight. I mean, you could…but you’d lose. It isn’t the right weapon. Thought it has the power to kill, it doesn’t match up to the power of an M-16. You could use a slingshot to kill a rabbit or break a bottle, but it won’t do much against …
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Jan
26
I was interviewed by a college student recently about how our church works. One of the questions the person asked me was how I would define the word “ministry”. The synonym I chose was “service”. To minister on behalf of God is to serve on behalf of God. In 2 Corinthians 9, Paul writes about …
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