Paul once thought he was justified by God…for murdering Christians! But today, we celebrate him as a great saint…
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When Paul Murdered Christians
Entering the Promised Land
One of the questions I’m asked most often these days is, “How do you like the new place?” “It’s good to have a home; our own ‘Promised Land’,” I tell them, “but our work is just beginning!”
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What do you say when someone starts singing “Happy Birthday” to the Church on Pentecost? Not so fast…
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This Sunday, we’ll be celebrating one of the Great Feasts of the Church, Pentecost. Most Christians know this feast as the celebration of the Holy Spirit. However, not many of us know of the connection to the Old Testament Feast
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Become the ‘greatest’ by becoming a servant. Or, you can tie a millstone around your neck…
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It’s one thing to confess Jesus is the Messiah, but another to understand what that means. If we don’t get it, we might as well see trees walking around…
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The Disciples of Jesus’s day thought the Good News was for them and their people…but then something strange starts to happen. Jesus has compassion on those foreign Gentile dogs…
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There are the words of the Law, but then there is the meaning of the Law. One is supposed to lead you to the other…
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If the good news is to be proclaimed to everyone, everywhere, all through time, then why does Jesus speak in parables? Is it his fault people don’t seem to “get it”?
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In the first century, the various Jewish groups were like college football teams, each rooting for their own team. But there was on problem: Jesus wasn’t on any of their teams!
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