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Category Archives: commands
eager to fight.
You’ve been going through a lot. I get it. Some of it matters, some of it doesn’t. And you know that. But still, you’ve been going through a lot. And you just said, “The next person who crosses that line is going … Continue reading
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while i’m away.
I was speaking at a conference about what I do. I said that my passion is helping people emotionally understand the truth of God’s work. I decided to see whether I could illustrate what I meant. So I said, Some … Continue reading
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starting today
When you walk into our house you see a framed piece of calligraphy. “Choose you this day whom ye will serve,” it starts in King James English. “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” It’s a … Continue reading
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listen.
Andrew is letting me use his car. He doesn’t need it. He has a better stereo than we do, with better meaning that you can play CDs and use MP3 players. I enjoyed the variety of music, podcasts and news … Continue reading
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How to deal with obnoxious Christians
If you are not a Christian, that’s easy. Do whatever you want. Throw stuff at them. Tell them to shut up. Give them a cup filled with cool water and say, “I think that Jesus said you were supposed to … Continue reading
do why I do.
We look for punishment. We want to know what the penalty will be if we don’t do something. We want to know where the boundaries are, how far we can go before we get hurt or scolded or destroyed. I … Continue reading
fingers crossed
For some of us, keeping our fingers crossed means that we hope something happens. For others, however, it is a way to keep something we say from being a promise. If our fingers are crossed behind our back, for some … Continue reading
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Who are you teaching for?
In Matthew 23, Jesus is laying into the Pharisees, the religious leadership of his time. This week we’ll look at that critique as a mirror. If you don’t want to be known for what Jesus criticizes, don’t do it. One … Continue reading
it really is quite simple
The legal experts asked the law writer which law was most important. That’s what happened in Matthew 22:35-40. To answer, Jesus combines two commands from the Old Testament, a first-century mashup. The first, quoted from Deuteronomy, says Love God completely. … Continue reading
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harvest payback
Jesus has a very hard word for leaders: you don’t own, you rent. A quick overview is in order: In Matthew 21:33-46, Jesus covers centuries of history with a simple story of a vineyard. A landowner builds a vineyard, rents … Continue reading
