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Walk in the Way of the Lord
Mark 1:1-3 English Standard Version (ESV) John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.[a] 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,“Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare[c] the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” […]
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God is Good – All the Time
EXODUS 1:1-14 ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION (ESV) ISRAEL INCREASES GREATLY IN EGYPT 1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each with his household: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher. 5 All the descendants of Jacob were seventy persons; Joseph was already in Egypt. 6 Then Joseph died, and all […]
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Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is part of the wisdom literature of the Old Testament Scriptures. Unlike Proverbs, which is written entirely in Hebrew poetry or even the book of Job where the story unfolds through a series of speeches that wrestle with wisdom and the retribution of God – Ecclesiastes has its own unique set of issues that […]
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Philippians 2:12 – With Fear and Trembling
When approaching the apostle Paul through his epistles, it is unquestionable that much of what he wrote poses interpretive issues. Even the Scriptures testify to this matter of interpretation, “As he [Paul] does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to […]
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Arminius – Reforming Reformed Theology
If a person were to enter a Methodist Church today, it is more than likely that many of the congregants would recognize and perhaps know a little bit of information about the founder of the Methodist movement – John Wesley. Additionally, some, but not all, may even be familiar with the names Charles Wesley or […]
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Reason and Experience – Both/And
Both reason and experiences (or feelings) are integral to the life of the Christian and the life of the Christian church/community. In regard to reason, it is the very thing that enables a Christian to think, and at times – to rethink their way through the Scriptures such is the case for Christianity in light […]
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שׁוּב – Shûb – A Hebrew Word Study
Defining the Term According to Brown, Driver & Briggs, the Hebrew term שׁוּב(shûb) is a verb that means “turn back, return.”[1]In the Qal stem, shûb is the simple action of turning back from following something or someone such as God, a belief or a parent’s instruction. Additionally, Shûb can also denote causative action. For example, […]
Mustard Seedlings – Matthew 13:31
Rev. Kendell Linh Healy
Mustard Seedlings - Matthew 13:31 