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Shipwrecked
I know you’ve seen this picture of the Costa Concordia this week. (Reuters/Max Rossi) I have been completely fascinated by this wreck, enough to actually pull up the nautical charts for the Island of...
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Sex – The Central Issue in Christian Morality?
I have been watching current social and political debates on sexuality issues with some degree of curiosity, horror, and shame. Last week I re-read C.S. Lewis’ “Mere Christianity”, which was first...
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Sinking, Floating, and Sin
“I read an illustration by J. Oswald Sanders a long time ago about what it means to be in union with Christ. It goes like this: “I have in my hand a piece of lead. I hold it over a pool of water, and...
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Thinking About Hell
I heard a great sermon on hell last Sunday. “Jesus answered, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered this way? I tell you, no! But...
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The Laws of Moses
Leviticus. Sigh. Leviticus is usually the point at which my Read Through The Bible plan comes to a screeching halt. Then I skip over most of Deuteronomy and start again in Joshua. Let’s go conquer...
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Laws of Moses – No Other Gods
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” – Deut. 5:6-7 We know this verse as the FIRST commandment. It is the...
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Not “Accept” but Follow Christ
* Guest blog, Susie Walther, http://www.thewellbiblestudy.org Did you know that the religion of Jesus begins with the word follow (as in follow Christ) and ends with the word go (as in go into all the...
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Screwtape Reveals the Battle
Book club discussion last night of The Screwtape Letters was quite lively! We were unanimous – it was a hard book to read, it required concentration, note-taking, and head scratching. It was a bit...
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Screwtape’s Tactics Revealed
This is a summary of various tactics used by Screwtape and his devil minions to bring ruin to the new Christian. Chapters are noted in parentheses. Scroll down through the list – it’s quite...
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Renounce Shameful Ways
2 Corinthians 4:2 “We have renounced secret and shameful ways…” Let’s talk about these words. Secret – done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others, designed or working to escape notice,...
View ArticleGenesis Week 2 – Humanity’s Purpose and Failure
Thanks for reading Genesis with us! Here are the readings for this week: Genesis 2:4 – 3:24□ 2:4-17□ 2:18-25□ 3:1-13□ 3:14-19□ 3:20-24 Main Topic – Humanity’s Purpose and FailureLast week we considered...
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Thanks for reading Genesis with us! Here are the readings for this week: Genesis 4:1-11:26 o 4 – Cain and Abelo 5:1-6:7 – Generationso 6:8-8:19 – Noaho 8:20-10:32 – Noah and Covenanto 11:1-26 –...
View ArticleOne More Night With the Frogs
Of all the times I’ve read Exodus 7-12 and the drama of Pharaoh and the plagues, I have never noticed this. Look at Pharaoh’s response to plague… Read more "One More Night With the Frogs"
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