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Why is there such a divide in the church on racial issues?

Most of the time when men of good will disagree it stems from competing strategies. We agree on where we want to go. We disagree about how to get there. In this instance, however, while we surely agree where we … Continue reading

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Three World Wars and the Peace Who Ends Them

Context is everything. The broadest context of our lives is the same as the context for everyone’s life, from the first advent of the first Adam to the last advent of the last Adam. All of our lives take place … Continue reading

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Last week’s Philippians Study- Ode to Joy

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Live Bible Study Tonight, Philippians- Ode to Joy

Tonight we continue our study, finishing chapter three of the book of Philippians. All are welcome to our home at 7 est, or you may join us for dinner at 6:15. We will also stream the study at Facebook Live, … Continue reading

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What is the church, the ekklesia, called out from?

There are two Greek words that are translated “church” in our English Bibles. The first, kuriake, comes from the root word Kurios, which means “Lord.” The “kuriake” are those who belong to the Lord. The second is ekklesia, from which … Continue reading

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Let It Not Be Named Once Among You As Becomes Saints

A given culture’s depravity isn’t measured simply by the percentage of Christians in that culture. Vital to the equation are two other factors. First, and most important, is how spiritually mature those Christians are. Corinth remained a sewer not because … Continue reading

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The Work of the Ministry and the Ministry of Work

I give thanks for my seminary education. All that time and energy devoted to studying the Scriptures revealed, among many other things, that the Bible says not the first word about seminary. It does, however, tell us a thing or … Continue reading

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Lisa and I on Perseverance; Scandal!; Devil’s Folly & More

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Murdering Miracles- Unraveling What God Is Knitting Together

It is, in one sense, a simple enough question to answer. When you remember that we are wicked enough to murder our own children it makes sense that we are also wicked enough to not be terribly concerned about the … Continue reading

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What’s wrong with house churches? Crowning Ourselves

Not a thing, if we mean by “house church” a church that meets in a house. One can make all manner of arguments about the best architectural forms for public worship, but no one, I suspect, would suggest that this … Continue reading

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