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What Sort of People Are We?
If there is one thing I try to maintain in communicating the gospel, it’s this: following Christ isn’t for the lazy. We keep making it too “easy” to think about being a part of a church, or being a “Christian,” but we aren’t doing people any good in making Jesus a friend to “hang out” with and have a good…
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42 — Incredible Movie, Baseball Fan or Not
My wife and I were able to see a screening of “42,” a movie about Jackie Robinson breaking into the major leagues in 1947. Being a huge fan of baseball, and watching Ken Burns’ “Baseball” series from PBS every year, and having read somewhat extensively on Jackie Robinson, this movies still had some nice surprises for me. One thing I…
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42
You will enjoy this movie!
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Holy Spirit Prayer
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may…
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God’s Best
I was glancing through one of my Bibles on my desk, and this handwritten note stood out: “Do we want God’s best or not?” This is THE question of the day for me. And I was given a bit of a test in it. I’m fairly sure I passed… but the initial feelings aren’t always “victorious.” However, the deepest part…
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The Power of the Spirit and the Great Commission
21 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone’s sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” (Jn 20:21-23, NIV) We are new creations in Christ. Jesus didn’t save us to send us to…
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Was Jesus Controversial?
This article makes the argument that while Jesus was controversial, he wasn’t really controversial for the sake of being a stand out due to a conflict. He stood for truth, which would cause controversy no matter where he went. Here is the really interesting part: when truth comes in, no group of people at any time is left unscathed. As others…
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Declaring My New Allegiances
Today is a big day. I am announcing that I am really a Green Bay Packers fan. Huge fan. Love that team. I am also announcing that baseball is just too fast moving for me. I am taking up CRICKET. The slower pace is just more suited to my advanced age. And in other news, I found out I really…
