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We Remember 9-11
We Have Not Forgotten We have not forgotten what happened on September 11 in our recent past. Now, yesterday, we have been reminded of the damage one bullet in the gun that is in the hand of a violent person… Continue reading
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God Hates Violence
Photo by Altin Ferreira on Unsplash “The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.” — Psalm 11:5 Does this bother you? Are you disturbed by the psalmist’s assertion that there are people… Continue reading
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Paul to Philemon – Moral Reset
We Are All Getting Older and, Hopefully, Wiser. That includes both spiritual and moral maturity. That involves an evolving understanding of ethics and how we apply the Bible to evolving social circumstances and questions of behavior in this world. It… Continue reading
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Hear the Word
“Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.” – Jeremiah 7:2 Hear the… Continue reading
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Jacob’s Ladder – Discerning the House of God
Depiction of Jacob's dream at Bethel, by Jusepe de Ribera. “And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” – Genesis 28:17 … Continue reading
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You Are Set Free
Read more at https://medium.com/@tomsims/you-are-set-free-49b3479f0ca1?sk=a51784e31d0152028b960e8d9f5323a6 Continue reading
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Welcome to the Morning!
Welcome to the morning!Gloria! Gloria! Kyrie eleison!Lord, have mercy!Have mercy on me.And grant that mercy and graceLike soothing oil and Refreshing waterSweetened by Thy loveShall flow through me intoThe lives of all who come to drink,Of all who come to… Continue reading
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Clarity
He Told You "And they remembered his words …" (Luke 24:8) Have you ever experienced the exhilaration of everything becoming clear and connected? The disciples did not need new information to understand the resurrection; they needed the illumination that comes… Continue reading
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Loving My Greatest Enemy
I told Jesus that I was having difficulty loving my enemies. Jesus asked me why. I said that I was having a hard time figuring out who my enemy might be. As far as I could tell, I had no… Continue reading
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