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Ezekiel 28 and the US

Hear the burden of the Lord. America is doomed. You knew that, of course. Maybe you’d be surprised by how many, and who, are convinced that it can be turned around. Even among the most cynical, it can still be … Continue reading →

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Don't Rest

We are not wired for sedentary living. Rome fell long before the Danube River froze over and the German hordes sacked the city. Whatever she might have been in the past was long gone before Christ was born. That’s because … Continue reading →

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Organic Life of a Church

Churches aren’t built; they grow. organic — having properties characteristic of living organisms; constitutional in the structure of something, the nature of the thing One of the most evil trends in modern church life has been convincing churches that they … Continue reading →

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Got Vision?

The same old vision, fresh every day, can still keep me awake at night. I can’t compare it to anything we experience as humans. It burns, it gnaws away at me and I am gladly consumed by it. Nor do … Continue reading →

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The Discipline of the Cross

The Spirit of Christ is sacrifice. Nail it to the Cross. John notes in his Apocalypse that Believers overcome by not clinging to his life (Revelation 12:11). Read between the lines and those three items all amount to the same … Continue reading →

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A Harmony of the Resurrection Accounts

I’m hardly the first to run through this; some of this comes from others who seemed to understand it well. The texts are Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24 and John 20. We have a problem with Mark because it … Continue reading →

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Tactical Individuality

You must stand alone but you are never alone. Having a foot in both realms offers some incredibly difficult opportunities for explaining how to live. Jesus used parables for this very reason; unfortunately our culture is utterly without talent in … Continue reading →

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Ready to Harvest

This is a pastoral message. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore, ask the Lord of the Harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” (Matthew 9:37-38) For some years now, … Continue reading →

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Which God?

Sheeple are easily confused by incoming data. Whether you count yourself one of them isn’t the point, though. To some degree, we are all vulnerable to manipulation. It is my pastoral duty to remind my readers of things which are … Continue reading →

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Cloud Bank

Can you weather the storm? Perhaps with the outrage in Cyprus with the banking situation, you now realize how tenuous is your control over whatever you have deposited with your bank. Without warning, the whole thing can be frozen and … Continue reading →

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