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BLOG 5/4/28. THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS IS NO DUMMY

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BLOG 5/4/18. THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS IS NO DUMMY This certainly is no moment in our history to be naïve about the reality of the designs of the prince of darkness, nor of the reality of his being. From the … Continue reading →

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BLOG 3/30/18. “HE DESCENDED INTO HELL”

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BLOG 3/30/18. “HE DESCENDED INTO HELL” How to even approach this classic affirmation of our Christian faith, which the church has professed in its creed for nearly two millennia? For those who are the followers of Christ it is quite … Continue reading →

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BLOG 2/27/18. “WHEN GOD NEEDS A BURNING BUSH …”

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BLOG 2/27/18. “WHEN GOD NEEDS A BURNING BUSH … “When God needs a burning bush, any old bush will do!” I give total credit for this jewel to my special friend and much appreciated preacher/teacher, Bill Serjak. I love it! … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 12, 2017 by

BLOG 12/12/17. DE-MYTHOLOGIZING NATIVITY SCENES A necessary discipline for anyone serious about engaging his/her cultural context, it to learn to do what is designated as: exegeting the culture. But this is also most essential when one reads scripture. The scriptural … Continue reading →

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BLOG 11/14/17. “AND THOUGH THE WRONG SEEMS OFT SO STRONG …”

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BLOG 11/14/17. “AND THOUGH THE WRONG SEEMS OFT SO STRONG …” Mercy! It seems like nothing could get worse, . . . and then it does. Reading the news of moral lapses, lying, political cowardice, genocide, gun violence, shady ethics, … Continue reading →

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2/1/15. ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY … WHAT WILL BE REMEMBERED?

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BLOG 2/1/15. ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY … WHAT WILL BE REMEMBERED? Our culture engages in a whole lot of hoopla on Super Bowl Sunday, as if it had any real significance other than economic advantage to its sponsors and entertainment … Continue reading →

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COLONIES OF GOD’S NEW CREATION–IN WHAT FORM?

Posted on September 28, 2014 by

BLOG 9/28/14. COLONIES OF NEW HUMANITY—IN WHAT FORM? Skeptical comments to these blogs, and to my proposals about an alternative narrative for ‘the church’ under the rubric of: colonies of God’s new humanity frequently come with the good and inescapable … Continue reading →

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