THE GOD OF MIRIAM, JOB AND JOEL…Three lessons about God. MIRIAM’S GOD A friend from church told about her acquaintance in another state. The older acquaintance is a strong follower of Christ and lives that way, being that she doesn’t hide or apologize for it. A few years ago Miriam had a chance to buy a …
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GUEST POST from Don – The Relationship
THE RELATIONSHIP Christian salvation is a strange beast. Some think it is a “search for God.” For many religions, that is exactly the point. But for Christianity it is entirely wrong. Christianity is God’s search for us. Genesis 1 & 2 clearly proclaims that God created the world, then (day 6) he created Adam (adam is also the word for …
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GUEST POST from Don – Salvation “Dance”
SALVATION “DANCE” An exploration of Biblical salvation… I’m not a theologian, but I think about stuff anyway.God desires a great thing for us. Clearly His goal and hope is not punishment for the guilty, but joy for the willing. In the 50s through the 80s we had both Bill Bright’s “Four Spiritual Laws,” and an …
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GUEST POST from Don: Relational Truths
RELATIONAL TRUTHS There is not a single “relational truth” which is true in every case or for everybody (at least I can’t think of one). If it is true more often than not then it may be worth thinking about and/or acting on. We all know one person who screwed up due to not realizing the truth, …
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SPECIAL GUEST POST from Don: When A Rooster…
WHEN a ROOSTER CROWS on a FRIDAY MORNING(I recommend it be read aloud) “Wait for it …”“It’s dark, I can’t even see the moon because of the clouds…I can’t even see the my hand in front of my nose.”“I know son … I know. But the rooster will still know when it is time.” Lucas waited …
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GUEST POST from Don: Weird Forgiveness – Section Two
WEIRD FORGIVENESS (Second Part) In Part One we opened the door of weird ideas about forgiveness with the problems with criminal justice and corruption of historical justice. Let’s explore a few more thoughts… UNIT THREE: Apologies that aren’t. “Sorry you feel that way” is neither an admission of guilt nor an apology. It is an attempt to place the …
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GUEST POST from Don: Weird Forgiveness – Section One
For more than 30 years I have been pondering the concept of forgiveness. Lots of people seem to have weird ideas about it. Let’s explore some of the forgiveness quagmire…and we can have a conversation if you wish. The following is a semi-short list of things which are hardly ever discussed, others are wrong-headed, and some which are …
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