Tag Archives: Jesus

A Word About Social Justice

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

Lev. 25:8-17 “‘Count off seven sabbath years—seven times seven years—so that the seven sabbath years amount to a period of forty-nine years. Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of … Continue reading →

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The GaGa Effect

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

“They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or … Continue reading →

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The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

Please forgive me that once again I enter the Christmas Holiday feeling as if I’m on the wrong path. I just want to keep it real, but it never feels that way. In part it’s because of all the confusion … Continue reading →

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Why Would God Allow Cancer?

Posted on December 9, 2018 by

I want to dedicate this piece to my mother, Mary Elizabeth Schott, who died of lung cancer in 2006; also to my brother-in-law, Gary Banks, who died of leukemia in 2015; to my dear friend, Lisa Laskovich, a sweet and … Continue reading →

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Making America Great Again

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

I’m not sure that we, as a nation and as a people understand just how angry God is with us in the moment. In the early 18th century of Colonial America, Johnathan Edwards, a Puritan preacher and theologian, wrote a … Continue reading →

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Keeping The Main Thing, The Main Thing

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

29% of the world’s population have not heard, nor do they have opportunity to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ in their own language. Christ’s return hinges on the church’s completion of its mission to… “Go, and make disciples of … Continue reading →

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Familiarity Breeds Contempt

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

I recently watched a video on YouTube that resurrected an issue that has troubled me for a very long time. It’s an issue of concern that I have brought up many times among my Bible study groups, one I have … Continue reading →

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You Must Be Born Again

Posted on October 28, 2018 by

Oh to be a fly on the wall that night. Well, maybe not a fly, that would be creepy, but wouldn’t you have loved to have been there? Wouldn’t you have loved to see the look on Nicodemus’ face when … Continue reading →

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What’s Needed is Mo-Faith

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

In Exodus 7:9, the scripture reads, 9“When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ (in Hebrew, mopheth, pronounced, mo-faith), then say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and (when you do,) it will become a … Continue reading →

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Lie To Me

Posted on August 18, 2018 by

John 8:43-45 “Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand My speech? … Continue reading →

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