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16 mins read|10/05/21We must be careful in how we use Bible verses to establish Scriptural truth both to others and to ourselves.
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15 mins read|11/02/20We subject ourselves to the governing authorities for the sake of our neighbor, that they might be protected from our sinful nature that seeks our advantage over theirs (and vice versa)
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17 mins read|10/28/19Like the younger son, we can return to our Father every time our sinful hearts rebel against him. Like the older brother, we can complain and lament to our Father without fear of being destroyed.
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10 mins read|04/29/19We would rather be God ourselves. But, being God is always beyond our grasp.
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6 mins read|03/24/19In Christ, the new and better David, we are redeemed from our lame condition of sin
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17 mins read|02/26/19Holding to Jesus’ teaching while denying His divinity presents a host of complications that make it difficult to take one and leave the other.
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16 mins read|02/19/19Like the Pharisees, as well-meaning, contemporary Christians we too can often add fences to God’s Law.
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9 mins read|11/01/18It’s been my experience that All Saints’ Day, celebrated on November 1st and observed on the first Sunday following, gets overshadowed by the celebration of Reformation Day.
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21 mins read|10/22/18The biblical response to suffering, to recognizing that things are not as they ought to be, is lament.
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14 mins read|08/23/18As a bass player, when I listen to music, I listen for what the bassist is doing. But, when I listen to music in my 2004 Honda Civic I have a problem: only one of the four speakers works.
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12 mins read|08/15/17We sinners share a common problem when it comes to Jesus’ parables. We read them with an eye to our own righteousness.
