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Continue reading →: John 15 – Gardening, Friendship, and NOT Easy StreetAs we move into the next chapter of John (Chapter 15), we see more and more of the literary talent that John brings to his Gospel. John does a good of job of displaying the theological nature of who Jesus is, and drawing those connections between the Old and New…
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Continue reading →: Nehemiah 13:4-30: Orthopraxy & OrthodoxyThere is an age old argument that goes a little something like this: does what you believe influence what you do, or does what you do influence what you believe? When we break that question down, what we come up with is actually two different thoughts. Thought One: I believe…
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Continue reading →: John 14 – The Trinity and Trying to Avoid HeresyI don’t know about you, but I always get a little nervous when it comes to attempting to explain the Trinity. It isn’t that I have an aversion to it, but it isn’t a topic that is fully understood, and we do not see the terminology used in Scripture. What…
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Continue reading →: Nehemiah 11-13:3 – God is Not a God of ChaosHave you ever been in a room and watched someone come in and just saw chaos ensue. I had the experience not long ago when I saw a family with children of various ages enter a gather I was at. While the over atmosphere previous had been relatively laid back,…
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Continue reading →: John 13 – Foot WashingHave you ever had to do a chore that you absolutely hated? You know the one that I’m talking about. It is the one that gets you hot, sweaty, its just plain nasty to do, and there are other people who could do it, but they aren’t going to so…
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Continue reading →: Nehemiah 10 – Committed to GodDifferent words and phrases are going to mean different things to different people depending on their context. Nuance also matters as a part of this discussion. When we are talking about our commitment that we are called to have to God for the purposes of this post, I am are…
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Continue reading →: Nehemiah 9 – God’s CharacterI can’t speak for anyone else, but some times life is hard. There are things that happen that are out of my control. Some times those things make facing anew day difficult, and some times they make me question what the future is going to look like. I’m old enough…
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Continue reading →: John 12 – Green Flags, God Fearers, & MissionIn the last few years it has almost become a joke to talk about someone’s green, beige, yellow, or red flags. And don’t get me wrong, its definitely important to be able to identify when there are markers for problems to come. Let’s just be honest and say that we…
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Continue reading →: Nehemiah 8 – The Purpose of the Public Reading of ScriptureIf I were to ask what your favorite part of a worship service is, what would you say? Would it be the decorations? The choir? Is it the greeting (I once heard someone call it the “Hug and Howdy”) of the other church attenders? Do you enjoy the music? Could…
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Continue reading →: John 11 – Lazarus“Why?” That is probably the question that comes to mind when we are facing a tragedy. Why did God let this happen? Why didn’t he prevent it? Why, if God is in control does he allow these bad things to happen? Why does it seem that those who are doing…
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