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Drawn to the Light
Darkness. It was all around me, wherever I looked. I could see no difference whether my eyes were open or closed. I was walking aimlessly, but for a long while the darkness was unrelieved except by the transient bursts of photopsia that told me my visual cortex was still functioning. Finally, I saw a faint…
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The God Who Rewards The Seeker
In Hebrews chapter 11, the author catalogs people from Jewish history as examples of those who had faith. He includes Enoch, but the brief mention he gets in Genesis says nothing about his faith, so the author includes an aside to justify his inclusion. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone…
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Putting Things Right
The central assumption of Christianity is that something is wrong with the world, and it needs to be put right. For Christians, the “something wrong” is human sin, a violation of the right order God created at the beginning. Putting things right we call “reconciliation,” and according to Paul it is a ministry belonging to…