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These are some of my musings about God’s mysteries. Love to hear some of yours.
“Through your scientific genius you have made of the world a neighborhood, but through your moral and spiritual genius you have failed to make of it a brotherhood.” Martin Luther King Jr. in his message, Paul's Letter to American Christians. Various lawmakers and Christian have quoted Romans 13 in support of the present administration’s policy …
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A good theology of suffering teaches us not to waste our sorrows, but to sidle up as close as we can to the heart of Jesus as we endure our pains. While I’d rather sound like Elijah than Eeyore when I pray, the “positive confession” can sometimes be more spiritualistic than spiritual. I want to …
"You Christians have been lawyering the Bible for 2000 years!” Bill Maher "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.” Jesus Christ Attorney General Jeff Sessions quoted from Romans 13 to support the administration’s justification of incarcerating refugees like criminals and separating parents from their children. I …
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Someone asked me recently if I was a “liberal” or “conservative”? Labels are like bed bugs. The infestation begins with just two––a mommy and a daddy bug––and they multiply. Labels like liberal and conservative are simply way too broad to describe the person who tries to think and act as a distinct human being. There’s …
Some call it “prevenient grace,” others use the phrase “common grace” to describe what the Spirit does to prepare people to hear about his “saving grace.” Whatever you want to call it, the Spirit uses anything he chooses to sing his “Come to Jesus!” song, and then invites us to harmonize with him! We might …
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