Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8 “No man in the whole world can change the truth. One can only look for the truth, find it, and serve it.” Dietrich …
A Thousand Wrongs Don’t Make a Right
During the G-20 meetings our president said so many ridiculous things that, rather than put them in separate posts or attempt to place them in some sort of order of toxicity, I thought I’d just throw them down like objects in a hopscotch game (you know, where you hop over the square where the marker …
Touching Untouchables
If anything, Rahab represents the dehumanized, marginalized, and overlooked people in any society. These are folks who are invisible, or worse, untouchable. Yet, if we see them through the lens of Scripture, we might consider them some of the world’s most reachable of souls. Consider Jesus’ repeated claim that “the first will be last and …
Things to Think
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8 “Habits are something you can do without thinking,” says Frank A. Clark, “which is why most of us have so many of them.” …
Befriending The Banished
“I used to think that to be Christlike meant to be alienated and put off by the sin of others. But it’s quite the opposite. Refusing to be alienated and put of by the sin of others is what allows me to be Christlike.” Brant Hansen “If you owned a Rembrandt covered in mud, you …
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