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The New NIV Study Bible
While I am not a fan of study Bibles, it is good to see Zondervan finally getting more products out with the NIV2011 text. This Bible looks fun. Lots of color. In our Wednesday night Adult Bible study I notice fewer and fewer people bringing their own Bibles, so I am ordering a case of NIV Bibles. When I went…
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An Honest Question to Universalists
I ask this honestly of those Christians who are universalists in their theology: What do you do with Matthew 24 and 25? There seems to be a separation of some sort and the Lord is the One doing it. Please follow this simple rule: Don’t answer FOR universalists. If you ARE a universalist, could you help with how you would…
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And that other holiday… an interview with the “vampire”
Nice spoof on an interview with a “Christian vampire” found HERE. I’m thankful to remember Reformation Day more than Halloween. But here’s to good trick or treating tonight!
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Happy Reformation Day!
Today is Reformation Day. This is the anniversary of the day Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenburg. Lee Grady of Charisma Magazine has an interesting take on the need for a “Reformation Day” for Charismatics. Quite honestly, I didn’t know some of these issues still existed. Maybe it’s because I don’t watch TV nearly as…
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The Beauty of the Game
I am a baseball fan at the core. I love sports in general, and it is NOT that I hate football. I LOVE football. I got to watch the Gophers beat Iowa yesterday and it was glorious! But I truly love the game of baseball. This World Series really restored a lot of that fun. I will not disagree that…
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Living Without Excuse
Looking ahead to the texts for next week’s message, I find myself in Matthew 25. It looks like the remainder of November to Advent will be in Matthew 25. This passage comes at the end of a larger context beginning in Matthew 23. As I begin to read through all of this material, then focus in on Matthew 25, the…
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What Do You Expect?
I am working my way through a book/journal called The Live/Dead Journal. It is a compilation of reflections for 30 days from missionaries in some of the toughest places on the planet. Modern day apostles. The reflection I read today began with the tough passage from Luke 17:7-10 7 “Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the…
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WHAT a Game!
Game 6 of this World Series just may be the greatest Series game I’ll ever get to see. The Cardinals were down to their last strike… TWICE… and they carried it all the way to the 11th inning to WIN. THIS is why I love this game.
