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Monthly Archives: April 2017
2017 Lent – What Will We Live For? – Visible Presence
“Right at the crest, where Mount Olives begins its descent, the whole crowd of disciples burst into enthusiastic praise over all the mighty works they had witnessed . . . . Some Pharisees from the crowd told him, “Teacher, get … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2017 - What Will We Live For?
Tagged Christians' presence in the world, Jesus, Palm Sunday
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Do You Have an Anchor-Hold?
Long ago, I was taught that reading fiction requires “suspending our disbelief.” Today we have to suspend our belief so that we can determine what is fiction. Perhaps in 2017, we can call truth a “shape-shifter,” transforming its form at … Continue reading
Lent 2017 – What Will We Live For? – Showing Mercy
“This Lent needs to be not what you will give up, but what you will live for. Not how you might demonstrate your piety, but how you might live in true obedience to God. Not what you will prove, but … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2017 - What Will We Live For?
Tagged currency, Jesus, mercy, Micah 6:8, Sermon on the Mount
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Long Lost Family
“The message of the Bible is that the human race is a band of exiles trying to come home”(Tim Keller in Prodigal God). One of my favorite shows is Long Lost Family (Sunday evenings on TLC). The show was created to help … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged adoption, birth parents, Long Lost Family, the Body of Christ
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Living as Apprentices 