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Have You Ever Read It?
A lot of people will bring up things about the Bible that they know or have heard, either to support or to refute something another person is saying. But many have not actually read it. When I was little I knew a lot about what was in the Bible because I'd been taught...
Explaining the Trinity
The title is a misnomer, really. No one can really fully explain the Trinity (tri-unity), the Triune nature of God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We have metaphors to help us grasp the concept of one God yet three Persons, but none of them fully explain it...
Introspective Advice
Perusing my notes again, I found some good advice that causes me to look a bit deeper at myself. We all spill out in our lives that with which we are filled. The Bible was not written for you to be happy, it was written for you to be holy! Who you love reveals your...
Reflecting Radiance
We sometimes refer to the sun and the moon as the "greater light" and the "lesser light" respectively (from Genesis 1:16). Looking at how those lights work is a neat little metaphor for Christian life. The greater light, or the sun, has light in itself. The lesser...
Saved from What?
We often talk about the need to be saved. But why is it a need? I need to be saved? Saved from what? Until you know that you need saving and until you know from what you are being saved, rescue sounds unnecessary and even stupid. Why should someone rescue me when I'm...
Jesus in the Beginning
The sermon yesterday pulled a few things closer together in my mind, as if lacing up a garment more securely. Read these verses in order: Genesis 1:1-3; John 1:1-5; 2 Corinthians 4:6 and 5:17. No seriously, look them up and read them. You might not even have to read...