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Excess Baggage

Experience told me I would need it if my prayers were to be answered. It wasn’t very expensive; I found it a thrift store. I used something like it in the past, but this one was better. It was a … Continue reading

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Teachings of Jesus — John 21:15-19

John records very few words from Jesus between the scene in the Garden of Gethsemane and the Resurrection. However, there is this one exchange with Peter after the resurrection that hides something very important. It’s not obvious in the English … Continue reading

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Riding Herd on Sinners

I really appreciate Jack’s review of my teaching. Some of you may notice his answers aren’t precisely the same as mine, and you will already know that it doesn’t matter to me. I can’t recall when it came to me, … Continue reading

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Teachings of Jesus — John 17:11-26

Jesus continues praying aloud for His disciples as they make their way past the Temple plaza. As Jesus prepares to return to His Father’s throne, He asks that His Father watch over them as they continue His ministry. They are … Continue reading

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Shepherd Dreams

There’s one thing that keeps me going: I have a dream that I will one day lead in a covenant fellowship somewhere on this earth, that I will be a part of a church that takes at least some of … Continue reading

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Self-Reliance Requires Faith

Self-reliance on the human level does not conflict with faith in Christ. It takes a lot of faith to be self-reliant. The issue is that we know we cannot all be self-reliant in the same ways. Thus, we form a … Continue reading

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With Fury and Wild Abandon

So to sum this up, the biggest threat to America is not any foreign agency, but the enemies within. It is my duty to God to seek some shepherd’s protection of the American people, and that means getting rid of … Continue reading

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Radix Fidem Curriculum: Roleplaying

4. Roleplaying One of the protocols of sheikhs is giving their adoptees a new “name” — actually more like a title. In the eyes of God, our primary role in His service is shepherd of His sheep. Everything else we … Continue reading

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It’s All about the Sheep

If you read the previous post, you might have caught an underlying passion of mine: the Lord’s sheep. Jesus spent way more time dealing with the lost sheep of nation than anyone else. He had compassion on them and saw … Continue reading

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Stand in the Lord

A discussion with my beloved reminded me of something. The shepherd man of God does not fit the mainstream social definition of “nice” or even “cooperative.” Once you discard that false sense of obligation, and turn to make Christ your … Continue reading

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