This is some thoughts related to a scripture passage.
In our political climate at this time, we read or hear about people on all sides of the aisle claiming God’s agenda. Members of both sides claim religious affiliations. They pray and they read the scriptures. It’s as if we all want to say that God is “on our side.” It’s probably not so crazy […]
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I was reading my Bible the other day and the text was from Mark 9:2-8. As I read, I was reminded of texts that included the words “the law and the prophets.” Here are some of them: Matthew 11:13 – For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. Matthew 22:40 – On these
As I’ve mentioned before I’m a Baptist, and I grew up a Baptist, and we celebrated Christmas and Easter, but we never ran across most of the traditional church feasts or celebrations. Advent we didn’t know about and Lent, well, it belonged to another segment of the Christian church. I’m developing an understanding, sometimes an
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Subtitle: The Cradle and The Cross Good Friday, of course, is the Friday before Easter when we commemorate the crucifixion: the death of Christ for our sins. Often preachers have mentioned that we can see the cross in the cradle. It seems that artists have pictured the manger scene with a cross foreshadowing in the
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I grew up a Baptist. I’m still a Baptist. We didn’t know about Advent. All we knew was that Christmas was a celebration of Christ’s birth. We missed something in the process… For many years, I’ve been concerned about how the church has allowed the world to give us guidance. And how we deal with
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Well, that’s not what most people are thinking about at this time of year! Well? Although the season is wrapped up in jolly holly and smiling faces, we often hear of the number of people who feel a deep sense of loss, especially those who have recently lost a loved one. In ministry, we learn
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The Jewish people were burdened under the heavy hand of the Roman empire. Was there no hope? Isaiah said, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
It’s November 25th, the day before Thanksgiving. All of us have been touched in one way or another by the COVID-19 pandemic this year. Some have lost loved ones, some have lost jobs, some have experienced the actual illness itself, and others have been impacted by the separation that it has caused. That’s on top
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When does the Christmas celebration start? Well, everyone should know, Christmas starts when Santa waves at the crowds at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. HA! But, then comes 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic. As I type this, it’s November 16, 2020, and people are already decorating for Christmas. What gives? There was
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