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Joseph’s Story

Every day, Joseph rose before dawn…to pray. “Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad.”…“Hear O Israel, the Lord our God…The Lord is one.” Joseph was following Yahweh, serving Israel’s God. His father Jacob had taught him this early morning devotion. The two of them had a carpentry business in the rocky region of Galilee, where wood was Continue reading
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Why a Christian Must Believe All the Bible

It seems so logical to many to declare that we can’t believe all the Scriptures. After all, some parts are so hopelessly outdated…and we just know that we can’t say “Yea and amen” to everything we read. Of course, “God is love”, and we should not “…judge, lest we be judged,” but most everything else Continue reading
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Lessons From the Bike Trail: A Sunday Night Surprise, Part 2

(FYI, Part 1 is here) Two days into the broken ribs adventure, my right lung collapsed (in doctor’s lingo, a pneumo-thorax). Later, the trauma surgeon would surmise that it truly began at the time of the accident on Sunday evening, but the actual collapse and thus the symptoms didn’t show up until about 30 hours Continue reading
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What Did Jesus Say About Sexual Sin?
There seems to be a line of thought in the church that says sex outside of marriage is a small thing, just a peccadillo. It’s almost as if people think, “Yeah, it’s wrong, but God’s not that concerned about it – He’s got bigger fish to fry.” I’m not sure where this idea comes from. Perhaps people think that this Continue reading
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What Will Make Us Strong?
In EVERY SINGLE LETTER that the Apostle Paul writes, he always begins by wishing grace upon his readers. The way he says it is sometimes different, but he always says something along the lines of “Grace to you…” This is not a throwaway line. This is not akin to saying, “How are you?” to the friend you meet downtown. In Continue reading
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