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  • Repent…

    I think for many Americans, the word repent conjures up images of a wild-eyed, disheveled man yelling and threatening damnation and hellfire. Of course, we don’t have any audio or video from the first century, and John the Baptist certainly comes close to the stereotypical street preacher, but I doubt that the exhortations of John…

  • The Kingdom of God

    When Jesus traveled throughout Judea, wherever he went he talked about the kingdom of God. In fact, it was his main message, and the message he committed to his followers—the good news about the kingdom of God. Nowadays if you were to ask 100 people what the main message of the church is, I doubt…

  • The Hero Of Your Story

    Every life is a story, and we take for granted that each of us is the hero of our own story. But what does that mean? And what might it mean for someone else to be the hero of our story? We all know who the hero (or heroine) is. That’s the person who gets…

  • Best Ever

    Best Ever

    I had to change my mind recently. It was not a novel experience, but it is fairly uncommon. I’d like to explain it. After I retired, I took on more of the cooking and household chores to relieve my wife who is still employed. She is very appreciative, and often when we sit down to…

  • Lukewarm

    Lukewarm Christians make me vomit. popular saying among evangelical Christians, attributed to Jesus based on Revelation 3:16 Meh. That’s the lukewarm response to just about everything. It indicates indifference or minimal investment. A lukewarm Christian lacks spiritual fervor and zeal. At least, that’s what I’ve always thought and what I’ve always heard from sermons on…

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