Author | Vagabond Preacher | Lover of the Poor | Grandpa
“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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[This is the 2nd half of a brief chapter on God's justice. You might benefit from reading the 1st half first.] He’s compassionate in distribution Among us Evangelicals it’s a well-known fact, if not a particularly well-appropriated reality, that God is “consistent in retribution.” We know that his justice is retributive, and when he forgives, …
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A just God… My blind spot… I’m ashamed to admit that I came to the table late on this aspect of God’s personality. Though “justice” is mentioned 134 times in the Bible, in my three decades of pastoral ministry I never gave one message on the concept of justice for the poor and powerless. In …
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One of my favorite bloggers did a post on mourning the drug overdose death of Philip Hoffman. It was a very nice and appropriate post, but something made me want to propose another angle. Because of their fame one person’s overdose is highlighted while more than 100 people die everyday in the US by OD, …
Some of you know that I live in San Francisco near all the bad neighborhoods where I get to serve in a number of ways. I thought I’d share a prayer request now and then from my various friendship quests. Since I get sort of overwhelmed when asked by missionary types to pray for a …
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