Christian Living
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Desensitization to Prejudice
When I was growing up, I received warning after warning that video games, movies, rock music, comic books, etc. would desensitize me to real world sex and violence. At the same time, many of the individuals who issued those warnings were desensitizing themselves and me to things like prejudice and hate. Unintentionally Raised to be Continue reading
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Idolizing Personal Liberty
The word liberty comes with a lot of baggage in our United States culture. We view our national history through the lens of liberty. We define our sense of freedom by our secular liberties. And few things cause us to get more vocal than times we feel our liberties are being stifled. “Give me liberty, Continue reading
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Teaching in Love
Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment, for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body. Now when we put bits into the mouths of horses to Continue reading
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Love Through Teaching
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet Continue reading
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Tossed To and Fro By Every Controversy
Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit. But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into Him who is the head — Christ. – Ephesians 4:14 – 15 Continue reading
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Removing the Sword from Our Words
When Jesus told Peter to lay down his sword, he instructed us all to reject violence and unnecessary conflict. This is not restricted to my refraining from physically attacking you for differing beliefs; it must, by extension, affect our words and attitudes toward those outside the body. If I unthinkingly hurt you with my words, Continue reading
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Laying Down Our Swords
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” John 18:10 – 11 And when those Continue reading
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Moloch
In the midst of commands regarding sexual purity in Leviticus 18, we can find this directive from God to His people: You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. – Leviticus 18:21 (ESV) Moloch is a Hebrew name Continue reading
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Regret
I recently ran into somebody whom I haven’t seen in years. Actually “running into” may be exaggerating things. It was more like seeing her in passing, taking ten or so seconds to actually recognize her, and then getting hit with a small tsunami of regret. I have to admit, that last part surprised me. When Continue reading
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Running Without Legs
This is based on a sermon I delivered at the South Boone Church of Christ a few years ago. Image of Hunter Woodhall of Team USA 2016. On January 2, 2008, one of my favorite tech bloggers posted this short anecdote: On the final day of a trip to Disney World with my family last Continue reading
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