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Transaction or Transformation?
“If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.” The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” He replied, “If you have…
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Doing God’s Will
In Matthew 7:21–23, Jesus warns his followers against a facile faith that trusts in saying the right words and doing notable deeds in his name. Not everyone who calls him Lord will enter his kingdom, but only those who do his Father’s will. Then he declares that on Judgment Day, many will appear before him,…
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Love is not Self-Seeking
One of my favorite movies is Marvin’s Room, starring Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert De Nero among others. It’s by no means a perfect film. It was obviously adapted from a stage play, and it consequently relies more on dialog than on visual storytelling. But what I like is what it has…
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Why I’m Not a Republican
I used to be a stalwart Republican. I voted Republican in every election until Donald Trump ran for President. (I voted for Barack Obama’s second term, but I still voted Republican down ballot. I had no qualms about doing that because I believed at the time that sharing power across parties acted as a check…
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