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Church Admin: Background

American religion is more cult than Christianity. A common mistake among American evangelicals is assuming that the US is a covenant nation. They dress the founding of the US all up in sacred hues, as if God somehow decided to … Continue reading

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Flaming Sword of Future

Islamic scholars say you cannot really understand the Quran until you read it in Arabic. The issue is not making your own internal translation from Arabic into your native tongue, but translating your mind into Arabic thought. Frankly, the Bible … Continue reading

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Christian Troops?

If we understand that God’s Laws predict a general non-compliance by humanity, if not open hostility, then our efforts to live His Laws begin to make more sense. We are not the Truth Police and there is no human on … Continue reading

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Quantum Sponges

In Acts 28, Paul shook off a poisonous snake that bit him and he suffered no ill effects. The last portion of Mark’s Gospel promised such would characterize those who promoted the teachings of Christ. We have anecdotal evidence of … Continue reading

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Quantum Game

I’ve been heavily burdened lately with pulling together the broad view of serving God. Often I have said that discovering and laying claim to your sexual identity is one of the best starting points for embracing God’s Laws (AKA divine … Continue reading

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Mission: Keep It Simple

It’s only a dark secret to those who close their eyes. I’ve had a few ask me how to discern their mission in accordance to what I teach here. It’s not that hard. Keep in mind that I’ve often said … Continue reading

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Job 38

The storm arrives. Whether literal or not, it surely must have felt all too real for Job. We can’t pretend to know how God speaks to others, so one reader’s imagination is as good as the next. Job got a … Continue reading

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The Western Devil

God revealed Himself to humanity through a long path of ancient lore. Abraham came out of Mesopotamia, a land renowned in its day for hosting a vast lore of archives representing ancient religions and mythology. Some of that traveled far … Continue reading

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Job 37

The literary purpose of Elihu’s final words here open the door to what God intends to say when He speaks about this whole thing. To see the whole point of all this, we take a moment to review how we … Continue reading

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What’s So Good about It?

Today is called Good Friday on the traditional Christian calendar. One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. (Romans 14:5 NET) I am not … Continue reading

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