Tag: bible
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THERE IS A WAY. . ..
THERE IS A WAY. . . . Another anniversary. Another tragedy. Another reminder of the evil that is rampant in our world. The evil has always been present – since creation. We’ve simply allowed evil to feel more at home among us. Our senses have been numbed, our preferences have made us more tolerant of…
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D I R T Y ::
D I R T Y :: When I was a kid I low key enjoyed getting dressed up for church. Mom & Dad always made sure that I had clean, pressed, and “dressier” clothes than my “school” clothes for church. I called them my “church clothes.” I could run, play, climb, pretend I was Superman…
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JUST STOP IT ::
I have been annoyed with people lately. Not necessarily anyone specific, just people in general, especially, Christian people. The soundtrack of combative, critical, condemning and condescending voices has been far too loud. “Don’t call yourself a Christian if you vote for. . . . .” ”If you are conservative, then your a nationalist.” “If you take…
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E A R S / /
Friend – allow me to lean in here – and remind you that just because someone says all the right words – “Jesus,” “God,” “Peace,” “Love,” etc.- doesn’t’ mean that they are speaking truth. I can summon my Pentecostal roots and can preach Dr. Seuss’s “Green Eggs and Ham” with fire, fury and passion and I…
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The Little Things
When she walks into the room, you’ll be hard pressed to miss her. She’s tall, with thick long blonde hair, and a booming voice that will wake you from the deepest of sleep. Sarah is homeless, but she doesn’t spend a lot of time talking about that. She’s quick to tell you just how good God…
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Water to Wine
A little over a month ago we started a Community Bible Study at Cadence on Wednesday nights. We’re walking through the Gospel of John, and I’m super excited about this particular study, as we utilize the Inductive Study method. This past week we looked at the first 12 verses of John 2, which is the…