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Before the Foundation of the World

Obedience, of course, is a good thing. Our Father delights to see His children embracing His wisdom, heeding His warnings, walking in the joy that is His law. When we dance in His presence we presage the beauty and glory … Continue reading

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Jesus Changes Everything

It was likely driven by my own personal spirit of Eyeore. Either that, or I just like being unconventional. Our class was asked what event in the Bible we thought was the most significant of all. Eighty percent picked the … Continue reading

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Bible Study Facebook Live August 12, 2019 Goodness

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The Scandal of the Gospel

All of us, both within and without the church, face the temptation of being legalists when dealing with others’ sins against us, and antinomians when dealing with our sins against others. We want those we have perceived to have wronged … Continue reading

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The Children’s Crusade

We have a battle to win, a great enemy to destroy. We are called to an epic struggle that spans the epochs, from the garden of Eden to the Garden City of the New Jerusalem. We have a kingdom to … Continue reading

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A Letter to an Unbelieving Friend on How Best to Live

Dear Unbelieving Friend, My life, I am persuaded, would fall apart in a heap in a moment were I not a servant of the Lord. Though it is true that Jesus is the very font of my happiness, that is … Continue reading

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Pleasures At Your Right Hand

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the source of that ode to frustration, “Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink.” Salt water is the cruelest trick, looking, sounding, even feeling like that which satisfies, when in … Continue reading

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May the Best Man Win

It begins, I suspect, with a far too small view of the fall. There is plenty we lament about that dark day in a history’s most beautiful spot. We know that sin brought division to Adam and Eve. The two … Continue reading

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Bible Study Facebook Live July 8, 2019 JOY

Joy is the settled conviction that God is able and God is for us. More on joy as we continue our study, The Spirit of the Fruit.

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Scar Light

My torso is a map of past hardships. Top left is a scar from where I had a port put in for my chemo years ago. There are more scars where various moles had to be scraped off. Then there … Continue reading

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