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The Anointing and Sin
1 John almost seems to be a mystical letter. There are bold, brash statements about “knowing the anointing” and “not needing any teacher,” plus the whole thing of not sinning anymore. 1-3 John are such short books and make such outlandish statements, it’s almost too easy to skim right over them. Not sin? REALLY? Part of what we miss is…
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Is There Joy in the Journey?
We are down to our last two weeks of “Eat This Book,” our journey as a church through the New Testament. We have made an intentional effort to read the New Testament with fresh eyes, tackling whole books at a time rather than a few verses at a time. This has been a joy for me personally. It is so…
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We May Just Be On to Something…
Our first Sunday in our journey of “Eat This Book” where we weren’t out at the lake for a baptism, and it appears we may be onto something. The “sermon” time was our church this morning was by… everyone. Our goal each week is to read through assigned New Testament books. This week was Acts and 1-2 Thessalonians. To start the…
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Familiar Passages That Bring Life
I realized after preaching last Sunday that I refer quite a bit to a list of Bible passages I call “Ancient Wells.” These are familiar passages of Scripture that call out to me every time I read them. When I am “stuck” in my Bible reading, I turn to these passages again to help renew my thirst for the Word…
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Common English Bible and the Apocrypha
As I read through the Apocrypha in the CEB, I more clearly understand the need for simple language in the translation process. With the regular 66 books of the Protestant Bible I am used to more difficult language. I grew up with the Bible, even memorizing with the King James Version. The stilted language is actually comfortable to me. But…
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