When I decided to follow Jesus I immediately joined a church that was associated with a certain denomination, a year later I went to that denomination’s nearest Bible College, and over the next thirty-plus years I went on to plant and pastor three churches under that same movement’s covering. I have no beef with my …
Please find another verse at offering times!
“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and it shall be given to you. A good measure pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will …
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What About Faith? (Part 2)
Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns. Anne Lamott “Trust for a miracle with all your heart” is not exactly what Solomon wrote. He did write, however, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart” (Proverbs 3). Trusting in him helps me live peacefully …
What About Faith? (Part 1)
We can know some of the principles on which God operates and thus can trust him despite appearances, but we are simply not in a position to know most of the relevant facts that would explain the specifics of his interaction in any given instance. Gregory Boyd I prayed and prayed for my marriage to …
THE ANTIPHONAL SONG (God’s love received, reciprocated, and reflected) part 6
[This the final offering of "The Antiphonal Song"... You might want to read the first five to get the whole picture... or go to the one stop shop of it...] When the audience turns its back… “But I tell you, love your enemies…” Matthew 5:44 We’re supposed to love the way he loves and love …
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