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Keyboard or Christ-Centered Courage?

Posted on September 21, 2020 by

Social media and the internet have given us a newfound courage: keyboard courage. It’s the kind of courage it takes to write a strongly worded social-media post that invites debate and incites emotion. We can say things through our tablets … Continue reading →

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Online Arsony

Posted on September 15, 2020 by

The tongue has the power of life and death…Proverbs 18:21 Firefighters are describing conditions out west as a hectic situation on a scale they have not seen before. People are losing their lives, homes and businesses to forest fires. Our … Continue reading →

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Does God Go to Church?

Posted on August 13, 2020 by

“My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?” – Psalm 22:1, Matthew 27:46 Whenever people gather (in person or online) in Jesus’ name, God is present among them. But in the Bible God reveals his power and glory in … Continue reading →

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Can We Trust Our Anger?

Posted on August 4, 2020 by

Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry…Ephesians 4:26 Anger is an overwhelming part of our cultural, political, and personal rhetoric. Should we be concerned, or is anger an appropriate response to injustices? God demonstrates the … Continue reading →

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Will Things Ever Return to Normal?

Posted on July 22, 2020 by

How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land? – Psalm 137:4 If we consider how God worked in biblical history,  probably not. Psalm 137 was written during the Babylonian exile. Jerusalem has been destroyed. … Continue reading →

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Me, Black Lives Matter and the NAACP?

Posted on June 23, 2020 by

Revelation 7:9 – “After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb.” Never did I … Continue reading →

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Is Christianity a Foolish Religion?

Posted on May 12, 2020 by

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Christianity has never been without its skeptics. For those who believe … Continue reading →

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Did I Skip Bible Verses Yesterday?

Posted on April 20, 2020 by

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness…” (2 Timothy 3:16) A few months ago I opened the sports section of the Washington Post and they did not supply the final score of … Continue reading →

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Pontius Pilate: Ruthless or Indecisive Governor?

Posted on April 11, 2020 by

When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a [c]tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this [d]just Person. You see to it.” Matthew 27:24 The Gospel writers give … Continue reading →

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Binge Watching While Sheltering

Posted on April 9, 2020 by

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to … Continue reading →

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