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  • Offended By Trouble

    The Parable of the Sower: Rocky Soil One thing Jesus consistently promises in addition to all the wonderful benefits of participating in the kingdom of God—peace with God, forgiveness, a mutually supportive community that acts as a family, loving acceptance—is trouble, especially in the form of persecution. Despite his warnings, however, many who receive his…

  • Within Reach

    Growing up in a Pentecostal church, I learned about heaven from a very young age. One of the earliest hymns I remember was “Mansion Over The Hilltop,” which describes the ultimate in delayed gratification. I have very little now, but once I die and go to heaven, I’ll have a mansion, “a gold one that’s…

  • 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 Wrath of God

    My earliest memories of wrath are of my mom. She was a great mom, but she wouldn’t put up with nonsense or misbehavior. When I grew up, discipline meant spanking, so my mom would sometimes spank me if I had done something to seriously displease her. My earliest crime, maybe at the age of three,…

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