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Stop the Brother against Brother Stuff

Home should be the one place where you can be yourself. It’s the place where you are protected from anyone else’s impertinent judgments about you. It’s the one place where following your convictions is always right. It’s supposed to be … Continue reading

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The Story I Can Tell Now

I’m trying to learn how to hear my convictions, to follow the leadership of my heart. My convictions told me to shut down the old blog. I obeyed without being sure I understood the reasons for that decision. That’s how … Continue reading

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Let Nobody Stand between You and the Savior

The Law of Moses was never what most people think it was. Indeed, “law” is a very bad translation, given the implications of what it means in English. It’s far better to use the word “covenant.” Equally important is that … Continue reading

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New Testament Doctrine: Matthew 4:1-11

The only mystery here is what each of these three temptations represent. There are at least two levels for answering this question. The first level is the background story of False Messianic Expectations. One of my professors in college was … Continue reading

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The Fields are Bountiful

My first notice was in my convictions, as it should be. The Lord moved me to get treatment for my left knee pain. It takes time for human government bureaucracy to move, so it was a waiting game. I was … Continue reading

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New Series — New Testament Doctrine

This would be a kind of analog of Moses’ Law, but for the New Testament. I didn’t consult with any humans on this. Ya’ll tend to be reticent about such things, so I just went where the wind blew me. … Continue reading

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No Longer a Denizen

I’m no longer a denizen of the Net. While attending high school way back in the 1970s, I was introduced to a very primitive computer, a simple math machine. In college there were some slightly less primitive machines, but still … Continue reading

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Stop Missing the Point

It wasn’t a cry for help when I decided to shut down the old blog. I knew God was preparing me to shut it down a long time ago. The only question was when. The forced shift to the “block … Continue reading

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Passing the Crescendo

I’ve said something to this effect before: I plan on seeing the Internet become far less useful than it is now. More to the point, it will approach uselessness in gospel outreach. There are several forces at work here, as … Continue reading

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Again: Mission, Method, Means

The task before us is to shine the light of God’s glory into a fallen world. How people react to our testimony is virtually out of our control, but having a testimony is well within our grasp. Our frame of … Continue reading

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