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Christian Living

  • Walking As He Walked

    He that saith he abideth in [Jesus] ought himself also to walk even as he walked (1 John 2:6). Why did Jesus live? It would be entirely understandable if people got the impression that Jesus lived only to die for our sins. A lot of emphasis in preaching and teaching falls squarely on the death Continue reading

  • A New Thing

    Now all the Athenians and the strangers sojourning there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing (Acts 17:21). It is no secret that our society praises that which is new. It is exciting and different. Companies devote a good part of their resources to research and Continue reading

  • Mary and Her Ointment

    But there were some that had indignation among themselves, saying, “To what purpose hath this waste of the ointment been made? For this ointment might have been sold for above three hundred shillings, and given to the poor.” And they murmured against her. But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why trouble ye her? She hath Continue reading

  • Sanctifying God

    And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, “Because ye believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them” (Numbers 20:12). It was another waterless place in the desert (Numbers 20:1). The refrain had Continue reading

  • Forgiven But Unforgotten

    II Samuel 13-14 provides some difficult material concerning Absalom, Tamar, and Amnon. Amnon attempts to court Tamar and ends up sexually assaulting her. David does nothing about this for two years until Absalom (Tamar’s brother and Amnon’s half-broter) kills Amnon for his crime against Tamar. Abaslom is indeed guilty of murder, but some of the Continue reading

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  • Modern Golden Calves: Our Rights & Liberties

    This is my right, a right given by God, To live a free life, to live in freedom. Talking about freedom, I’m talking about freedom, I will fight for the right to live in freedom. – Paul McCartney, Freedom (2001) The United States is a country built upon concepts of freedoms and rights. The first Continue reading

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  • Jephthah’s Vow

    And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, “If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand, then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it shall be the LORD’s, and Continue reading

  • The Christian Purpose

    Have you ever considered the purpose in your life. While we often study from Ecclesiastes when considering this topic, we also see a few statements by Jesus that define His purpose on this world. If we want to be Christians – that is, Christ-like individuals – our purpose and his purpose should be one and Continue reading

  • Modern Golden Calves: Negativity

    We love to complain. We want to complain about service being too slow at a restaurant; about the food being too hot or too cold; about seeing the bottom of our coffee cups; about the loudness of the radio. We complain about the person who cut us off in traffic; about construction; about light timings; Continue reading

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  • Modern Golden Calves: Our Traditions

    But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in… Woe to you, blind guides, who say, If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold Continue reading

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