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Is Baptism Necessary For Salvation?
It was probably 10 years ago that I got a call from another pastor in town (since moved away) inviting me to lunch. He and I had never really connected, so I gladly accepted. As we sat down at Culvers one early afternoon, he didn’t take too long to get to his point. He had… Continue reading
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The Strange Command to Pay Your Taxes
As the dreaded April 15th approaches, it’s interesting to note that there are many Christians today who say they “like to get paid in cash” because, wink, wink, nudge, nudge, “I don’t have to pay taxes on it.” This kind of thinking at once surprises me and doesn’t surprise me. First, it surprises me because… Continue reading
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Karma?
The T.V. show “My Name is Earl” ran from 2005 – 2009. Its premise was stated by the title character in the opening sequence: “You know the kind of guy who does nothing but bad things and then wonders why his life sucks? Well, that was me. Every time something good happened to me, something… Continue reading
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3 Keys to Paul’s Fruitfulness
Let’s put the words found in Acts 20:24 in contention for some of the most beautiful in all of Scripture. They also give us a clue as to why God used Paul so wonderfully. The scene itself provides a perfect backdrop – Paul is saying goodbye to the elders from Ephesus, Ephesus being the city… Continue reading
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Les Misérables
I knew that grace was showcased in Les Miserables, the latest blockbuster released on Christmas day, but I didn’t know just how much. We went with a large cohort to see a matinee yesterday afternoon. The movie is based on the musical which began its run on Broadway in 1987 and ran until 2003, the… Continue reading
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3 Years in Heaven for Don Knowlton
Tomorrow it will be three years ago that Dad went to heaven. It was one week short of his 86th birthday. I miss him. The end came pretty quickly. He fell in the fall of 2008, and suddenly our world was turned upside down. Mom has Alzheimer’s and Dad was her caregiver. Suddenly the “junior Knowltons” were… Continue reading
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How to get kids (and ourselves) to obey God…
Bash them with the Law (rules)? Threaten with pain or grounding? Cajole? Nope. Won’t work. How about trying it Paul’s way? He wrote in Titus 2:11, 12… For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives… Continue reading
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