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Smart is Not a Fruit

Leave it to Reformed people to miss the point. When Paul describes the body of Christ as a body, part of which includes hands, ears, and so forth, we are quick to mark our territory — we are the brain … Continue reading

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Our Father

As a father and a grandfather I am, from time to time, faced with challenges. Children and grandchildren have inherited from me a condition that leads to those challenges- sin. For the myriad ways they are and can be blessings … Continue reading

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The Rest of the Story

Obedience is a rather narrow road. Disobedience, on the other hand, has a great, sweeping plain of options. Because we are like the Pharisees, we find it easy to convert the law of God into sundry sins of omission. We’re … Continue reading

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Check out Monday’s Study on Romans 5

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The Silence of the Lambs

The world, Paul tells us, knows what’s coming. He not only highlights the universal guilt of all men, but ironically defines that guilt as the denial of what we know. We know that there is a God, and that we … Continue reading

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Check out this week’s study on Romans

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You Think You’ve Got Problems

While I am not foolish enough to think that thinking wisely will solve all of our problems, I am wise enough to know it will solve this one- our problem of misunderstanding our problem. We are utterly filled with foolish … Continue reading

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Motive Power

I’m on a diet. Oops. I’m not on a diet. I’m on a lifestyle change. This has led me to become acquainted with any number of new friends on my plate. I had, until now, heard of vegetables, but had … Continue reading

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Accusation, or Conviction?

How can we tell the difference between the accusations of the devil, and the conviction of the Holy Spirit? Jesus, we ought to remember, was betrayed twice by His disciples. While the betrayal of Judas carried Jesus inexorably toward His … Continue reading

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Me Not Me

I’m not the man I used to be. Neither am I the man I will one day be. And yet, I am the man I used to be, and will forever be that man. The passage of time experienced by … Continue reading

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