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Our misunderstanding of the Kingdom of God
I truly wish I could articulate better what I truly believe in the deepest part of my soul about the Kingdom of God. N.T. Wright helps me. He articulates the vision of the Kingdom in a way I understand… but then I try to repeat it… and… ugh. There is so much to “undo” in my old truncated view of…
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Our misunderstanding of salvation
I have been rekindled in my thoughts concerning “salvation” the past few years. We have such a truncated version of “gospel” that we try to keep it reduced to something like, “Jesus came to save you so when you repent you can know you go to heaven when you die.”
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Face the darkness and see a great light
I am reading an Advent devotional put out by Christianity Today and Rich Villodas reflects on Isaiah 9:1-2 in a powerful way. Villodas pastors in New York City and is a native New Yorker. He admits he’s never been to the 9/11 Memorial. He hasn’t gone because it is a reminder of intense darkness.
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We need to SEE in Advent
“Among the asses (stubborn I as they) I see my Saviour where I looked for hay.” — C.S. Lewis
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The systems we still deal with and refuse to acknowledge
Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, agreed to a guilty plea this week on civil rights charges from the federal government. He is admitting he violated George Floyd’s civil rights on the night he killed Floyd.
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Hope in darkness
Hope and light in the darkness comes when WE are the light of Christ. We become the light of Christ when we deal with the darkness in our own lives.
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White evangelicalism is a political movement
David French knows how to get at the point and with incredible insight and well reasoned arguments. He is not afraid to adjust his assumptions and thinking as new shifts and actions come to light. I feel his pain all too often. I had a moment like that this past weekend.
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Preparing the Way
I was thankful for the opportunity to preach last week, the Second Sunday of Advent. The service is about an hour. My message begins around 17 minutes.
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Don’t enable the abusers
Reflecting again on Mark Driscoll, here is another issue: we keep looking to applaud the abusers in some way. God help us.
