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The Story: The Loving God of War, Part 2

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Third argument: No one deserves to live. There’s this popular meme circulating among Christians about the “sanctity of life” — invoked to oppose war, guns, and so on. It sounds very Christian, very religious. And so when we read in the Bible … Continue reading →

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The Story: The Loving God of War, Part 1

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Jay F Guin

One of the most popular arguments against God is the fact that the God of the Bible orders the deaths of many people, even entire nations. In short, the accusation is made that God is guilty of genocide, genocide is a … Continue reading →

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Trying Again

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Here goes nothing. I’m back to the email plugin that served us all very well the last 5 or 6 years, the database of subscribers has been reinstalled, and it should work just fine. Really. No, seriously … Really. Please … Continue reading →

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Email Bug — An Apology

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Jay F Guin

As part of the conversion of my site to Wineskins’ platform, we hit a snag sometime this morning. I really don’t know what happened, but the webmaster installed a new email plugin and suddenly I had readers receiving dozens, even … Continue reading →

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A Reader’s Email About Graceless Churches of Christ

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Jay F Guin

I get emails — _____________________________ Hi, Jay: I’m in something of a quandary, and I’m looking for potential solutions.  I have come to respect your writings, insights, and views, so I thought I might ask for some advice. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Why Are We Hiding University Research from the Church?

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Jay F Guin

A few months ago, Mike Cope referred me to a book that broke new ground regarding deacons: Diakonia: Re-Interpreting the Ancient Sources by John Collins. A quick search of Amazon turned up two pages where the book is sold. The first … Continue reading →

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The Story: The Tabernacle, Worship, and the Christian, Part 3 (The New Jerusalem)

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Astonishingly, near the end of Hebrews, the writer makes a contrast between the obsolete, inferior worship at the Tabernacle and compares this to the worship of God that takes places in heaven itself. Therefore, he urges us to “offer to God … Continue reading →

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The Story: The Tabernacle, Worship, and the Christian, Part 2 (The Pattern and the Book of Hebrews)

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Although Tabernacle imagery appears in several places in the New Testament, the most prominent place is the book of Hebrews. We need to start in chapter 8 — (Heb 8:5 ESV)  5 The [priests who served at the tabernacle] serve … Continue reading →

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The Story: The Tabernacle, Worship, and the Christian, Part 1 (Living Sacrifices)

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Jay F Guin

At Mt. Sinai, God gave Moses very detailed commands on how to build the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle was a portable temple. It was a tent but a tent where the Israelites worshiped God. It was the center of Jewish worship … Continue reading →

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Wineskins Update

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Jay F Guin

[Adapted from Matt Dabbs at Kingdom Living.] Time for an update on what is happening with long-time Restoration Movement resource Wineskins.org. For those of you who haven’t ever heard of it, Wineskins was started as a print magazine by a group … Continue reading →

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