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Nothing Left To Lose
In Mark 5:21-43, we find that Jesus is walking back to Jarius’ house, and a whole crowd is walking back with them, crushed up against Jesus. But on the way, there was a woman who [Continue Reading…]
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The Misunderstandings Of Unrepentant Sin and Its Origins
It’s interesting for me to see how well Jesus reminds us of the dangers of unrepentant sin, especially when we think that what we’re doing is just the norm, culture, or natural. For example, in [Continue Reading…]
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Clean, Unclean, and A Foreign Woman’s Daughter
To give a little background, Jesus had just finished a debate about what is considered as clean, and what is considered unclean. The Pharisees were accusing Jesus’ disciples of not being clean because they didn’t wash [Continue Reading…]
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Why is it Important to Be Christlike?
All throughout the Old Testament, we read about how God continuously worked towards getting His people to act as God’s people. It meant so much for God’s people to behave as such that God gave [Continue Reading…]
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Scared As Hell
In Matthew 26:36-47, Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee [Continue Reading…]
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Why Did David Fight Goliath?
1 Samuel 17:12-58 takes us through the story of David and Goliath, and what an awesome story this is, and fight it turned out to be, not only because of the contrasts between sizes of [Continue Reading…]
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Is it Disrespectful to call Jesus your Friend?
Hey Andy, isn’t it sort of disrespectful to call Jesus your “friend?”? I don’t see how the Bible tells people that Jesus is supposed to be your friend. You’re supposed to fear and respect him [Continue Reading…]
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Unlocking the Transfiguration Confusion
The Transfiguration has for a long time been a confusing event. Questions such as, why was Moses up there? Why was Elijah up there? What did it mean? Why did Jesus only take 3 of [Continue Reading…]
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The Church’s Relation to the World
(Originally typed up May 19, 2004) What Is the Church’s Relation to the World? Before answering this question, I need to define what my question means by, “Church”: Church The Body of Christ as a [Continue Reading…]
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What Does It Take to Be a Good Leader?
The world has many definitions of what a good leader is, and how to be one. For instance, Forbes suggests that a good leader is one who makes others feel safe to speak up, one [Continue Reading…]