Tag: jesus
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Priestly Oil
Jesus was a pretty confusing guy sometimes. He used to speak in all these weird short stories called “parables” in order to illustrate His point, except for then everyone had to try to figure out what He meant because these parables weren’t exactly clear, because were they talking about Israel? or God? or the world?…
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Nothing But The Blood
What can wash away my sin?/Nothing but the blood of Jesus/What can make me whole again?/Nothing but the blood of Jesus/Oh precious is the flow/That makes me white as snow/No other fount I know/Nothing but the blood of Jesus! If you’ve spent much time in a church you’ve probably heard those lyrics. Written by Robert…
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Rewarding Faithfulness
So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31) Chances are, if you’ve spent much time in a church, you’ve probably heard this verse. If you haven’t spent a whole lot of time in a church then obviously it’s much less likely you’ve heard…
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Watch. Learn. Do.
Don’t make converts. Make disciples. We hear that a lot in churches, especially in churches that are particularly good at making disciples. Maybe, also, in churches that are particularly good at making converts but not so much at making disciples. Don’t make converts. Make disciples. But what is a disciple? I mean, really? The word…
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Costly Intercession
I noticed something while reading Genesis chapter 8 the other day. I haven’t yet fully formed my ideas on it which means, of course, it’s perfect material for this blog! Leading up to Genesis 8 we have the account of how the earth was so filled with wickedness that God said “Nah” and sent a…
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The Sting Of Betrayal
Have you ever thought about how Jesus felt when Judas betrayed Him? I never did until recently. Which is strange. I mean, we read this gigantic book that’s thousands of years old with God Himself as the central character and we never think to consider how God feels about things humans do. Maybe it’s because…
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Welcome!
Welcome! Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Whatever time of day it is when you are reading this, I’m glad you stopped by. I’m looking forward to sharing my thoughts with you on this page and hopefully have meaningful, engaging conversations with you as this page grows. Who I am First of all, who I…
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