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Note: The Monday series Withhold Unto Caesar is on hold due to time constraints resulting from a new project. When that project is complete my take on those types of issues will return (for free) in a different venue. The Pollution of the Pulpit A Warped Perspective According to what I think is the most
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The Command to Love The Biblical Foundation of Christian Pacifism We continue our investigation of the scriptural support for pacifism that we began two weeks ago. I will continue to lean heavily on War and the Gospel by Jean Lasserre. This week I will look at the biblical foundation for Christian pacifism. It is the
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Same Focus; More of It Greetings, and Happy New Year! As I detoxify from a holiday long series of stunningly poor food choices, it is time to refresh and refocus for the new year. Refocus is perhaps the wrong word. The focus of what I do here at believeandobey.net will remain the same for the
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For Christmas again, I offer two prayers; one very ancient, the other more modern. They both capture the magnitude of what God has given us. What shall I say! And how shall I describe this Birth to you? For this wonder fills me with astonishment. The Ancient of days has become an infant. He Who
Is this a Christmas Text? The text for this fourth and final Sunday of Advent is Matthew 1:18-25. This is the short passage that tells of Joseph’s response to Mary’s pregnancy. Honestly, this feels much more like a Father’s Day text than one in preparation for the birth of the Christ child. This tells the
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A Confused John the Baptist The text for this week is Matthew 11:2-11. This opens with John the Baptist in prison and sending his disciples to ask Jesus if He is the one who is to come. It is not unreasonable that John is confused. After all he is the one in jail and the
Who is This John Character Anyway? The text for this second week of Advent is Matthew 3: 1-12. This passages introduces us to John the Baptist. He is clearly one wild and crazy guy. He is running around wearing clothing of camel’s hair and eating a diet of locusts and wild honey. He is proclaiming
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Beginning with the End As is the case, in every cycle year the church calendar starts with a text referencing the end times. The text this year is Matthew 24:36-44. It seems odd to start the Advent season with a text about the end of it all, or does it? By focusing on the end
The Earthly End This week’s text is Luke 23:33-43. This is the passage of Jesus dying on the Cross between two criminals. This text marks the last Sunday on the church calendar, commonly referred to as Christ the King Sunday. It would seem an odd text to use as a celebration of our King, yet
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There is a “Use By” Date The text this week is Luke 21:5-19. This is a passage about the End Times. As is clear by the text there is a termination point to this world and this age. There will be a time when it all comes to an end. It is equally clear by