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i would rather be a beautiful baguette than a moldy mouthful of beaten-down bread
going to church on Sunday…for the building up of your spirit…is like going to the day old bread store and buying a bag of moldy bread. sure, the product is still there, but you get a stale loaf with major … Continue reading
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the train has left the station on the wrong track
last summer i sat in bewilderment as i listened to the answers over and over again. the question was so simple, but the answers were mind-blowing. of the hundreds i met who claimed to be Christians, very few could tell … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Life
Tagged Christianity, Christians, Chritianity, church, converts, disciples, God, Jesus, last reformation, Life, New Testament, repentence, synagogue
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what i lost today
the lost kerryman left the house and headed east with a garbage bag in his back seat. ten miles down the road he found the nearest exit and headed back for the garbage dumpster. and this is how it went … Continue reading
why Good Friday is a good day to share the good news
every day is a good day to share the gospel. but in the western world, Good Friday may be more than a good day to share the good news. it is a day for healing…..Jesus bore our sickness on the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Life
Tagged Christianity, death, disciples, Good Friday, good news, gospel, Jesus, Life, self, sin
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be wise…not worrying
a young man and i were having a conversation today about working on a barge on the river. he claimed to have taken the controls on one of these barges, even though he had just turned 18 years old. youth … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Life
Tagged fretting, God, Life, Ohio River, photography, trouble, wisdom, worry
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at home behind the fence
more often than not, i find myself disturbed by what i see- and read- from most congregations. in these “churches,” big-headed leaders, ordained by a man-centered system, parade around on stage, proclaiming prophetic nonsense and working the crowd like the manager … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, church, Life
Tagged animals, Christianity, church, Churchianity, congregations, disciples, fence, freedom, God, heresy, Jesus, kundalini, Life, new covenant, religion
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it is looking brighter all the time
in spite of what my bank account says…in spite of what negative people say…in spite of business forecasts…in spite of being verbally assaulted by whiners, complainers, murmurers, backbiters…in spite of… it is looking brighter all the time… the waters … Continue reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
On this Saint Patrick’s Day, it would be wise for us to take time to reflect on our love for God and our love for people. Patrick was a great example of a man passionate about his love for God … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, God, Life
Tagged God, Ireland, Life, photography, St Patrick, St Patrick's Day
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Saint Patrick- a complex man?
tomorrow many celebrate the feast day of a Catholic saint the world knows as “Saint Patrick.” But the real Patrick, gleaned from his writings, history, and what he left behind, is different. First, he was not a Catholic like we … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, church, Ireland, Life
Tagged epistle, faith, God, Ireland, Saint Patrick, Saint Patrick's Day, The Confession
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things your pastor never told you: John 3:16
when i hear John 3:16 today, i want to shake my head. it is so misused. few preachers read what comes before or after, and even fewer read the whole passage…when in the assembly of believers. we have many within … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, church, Life
Tagged baptism in water, baptism of the Holy Spirit, Bible, Christianity, church, God, Israel, John, John 3:16, Life, Moses
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