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1For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
4You who want to be justified by the law have cut yourselves off from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. Justified – made right – by the law and not grace. Dr. Andrew Farley with whom I am just … Continue reading
Psalm 112, Theology, Happiness…and well, all the rest
This is a HOW TO psalm – HOW TO BE, in this case, HAPPY. The theological basis of this psalm is revealed in the opening verse: Praise the Lord! Happy are those who… As I was taught, Psalm 112 articulates … Continue reading
Demons, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Forgiveness – Tough Stuff
I find this passage of Matthew very hard to rightly unpack. As I read it, I realize I am distracted, not by what Jesus is teaching but by the way it is reported. I hear the scribe behind the scenes. … Continue reading
Whirlwind with the Spirit
Three years ago on Pentecost Sunday I was being prayed for and over for a real live touch by the Holy Spirit. I attended worship that Sunday in the church where my formative years as a believer were spent; the … Continue reading
Blazing but not consumed
I once heard from a head master of a high school that the pursuit of knowledge – learning for learning’s sake was not enough…that listening and discernment were key to the westernized ideal that ‘knowledge is power.’ He went on … Continue reading
Breathing Room
The psalm reading today (Psalm 119:97-120) was not a good way to kick off a morning. For me, Psalm 119 is especially trying with its seeming idol-worship of the Law overall, though I know the Spirit can reach and teach … Continue reading
Don’t Wake Up in a Roadside Ditch
…or “Hear then the parable of the sower.” Jesus spends a lot of time teaching the disciples the difference between those who hear and understand and those who hear and think they understand. And as Jesus unpacks the parable of … Continue reading
Longing
Matthew 13:17 17 Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it. Have you ever longed for something? … Continue reading
Matthew 6:22 – The eye is the lamp of the body.
Matthew 6:22 I beg to differ. The eye is the LENS of the body. Our eyes enable us to see, focus, distinguish. Light comes to us through our eyes. Lamp vs Lens. Both And? Is there a difference? If so, … Continue reading
Worrier? Not so much…but
Matthew 6:34 ¶ “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today. A worrier I am not and never have been. And because I don’t tend toward worry or … Continue reading
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