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Faith of Abraham

The work on revising and updating my Ancient Truth Bible studies continues. Right now I’m revisiting Hebrews from the General Letters. In chapter 11 the writer mentions how Abraham was way past his prime and still had a son. God … Continue reading

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More Admin Changes

Okay, parish, the Spirit of the Lord is driving me hard right now and I can’t sleep. Let’s assume for now that this blog service isn’t going anywhere soon. First, here’s the vision thing: This parish is about to get … Continue reading

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Turn on the Light

It’s time for the grand opening. Spread the word. I’m all in, not hedging my bets or anything else. This virtual parish is all I do or want to do; no other claim to fame. There were a couple of … Continue reading

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Church Ball-n-Chain

Church politics has not been good to me. I’m gazing back over the wreckage of my life seeking entrance into the ranks of professional ministry. It would be easy to oversimplify and note that God never intended me to succeed … Continue reading

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Just One

That’s all it takes. So long as just one person benefits from what I do, and I get enough feedback to know about it, I’ll keep doing this. Of course, as long as it’s this easy, I’d do it for … Continue reading

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We Have This Treasure

What we have here is powerful, rich and sweet. Do we need any further excuse to offer it to others? Actually, the thing itself won’t tolerate silence. It would be wholly unjust to keep this divine justice to ourselves. But … Continue reading

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Not Just the Dispies

While I’ve made a lot of noise about the need to be ready for some level of exodus from the Zionist-Dispensationalist claptrap in churches, that’s not the whole story here. I’ve also predicted for quite some years that churches in … Continue reading

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Reminder: No Encryption Needed

They don’t take us seriously in the first place. A fundamental element in this online parish, and of all the vast pile of stuff I write day after day, is that the heart is a sensory organ harnessed to a … Continue reading

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Post-Zionist PTSD

The ineffable moral Law of God calls to all humans. It is not a question of performance, but of commitment. This thing is the nature of love itself; you can’t be drawn to the moral character of God without being … Continue reading

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You, Too

God portrays Himself amongst us as an Eastern potentate, a sort of nomad sheikh. With that image is a certain kind of baggage about the nature of things. It portrays how He deals with us and how we should deal … Continue reading

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