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If anyone obeys his Word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did. 1 John 2:5 If we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. 1 John …
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[This might be a re-blog. I couldn't remember if I'd posted it before. It's a piece from my memoir, which, by the way, I'm trying to publish. Could use some prayer on that score. I hate the business side of things.] For months, even the thought of eating was an unpleasant one. Chemo tends to …
[A Wideness in God's Mercy / Irresistible Revolution / Submerge] A Wideness in God’s Mercy – The Finality of Jesus Christ in a World of Religions, by Clark Pinnock This book by a respected (albeit, quite controversial) theologian teaches some extremely provocative things about God’s mercy reaching people with no adequate Christian witness. Pinnock is …
[If you haven't already, please read "Act justly #1" for context on my concluding remarks on one of the things that disappoints me about my Baby Boom Generation's Christian culture blind spot.] Here’s a taste of the injustices that Micah spoke to… They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud people of …
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 I’m writing this on the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights March in Washington on August 28, 1963 and Martin Luther King …
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