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Deacons: Why I Disagree with the Traditional Views, Part 4 (Should We Have a Board of Deacons?)

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Continuing to consider our traditional understanding of the role of deacons … Tradition 6. The deacons should meet as a body. Well, if the deacons as a group oversee a specific ministry of the church, as in Acts 6, of … Continue reading →

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Deacons: Why I Disagree with the Traditional Views, Part 3 (What Do Deacons Do?)

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Jay F Guin

We need to dig a little deeper into the text regarding the work of a deacon. Obviously, the work of the seven men in Jerusalem was very important. But it’s a peculiarly Western bias to imagine that important = management. I … Continue reading →

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The Story: The Passover, Part 3 (Joshua’s Passover)

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Jay F Guin

What does the Passover mean for us today? Well, we start with what it meant for the Israelites. And for them, it was a remembrance of God’s protection and redemption — when God freed them from the shame of slavery … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Scandalous Night

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Jay F Guin
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Jesus is Lucky to Have Us

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Thanks to Saji George: http://stthomasthedoubter.tumblr.com/

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The Story: The Passover, Part 2 (Don’t Forget the Tambourines)

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Jay F Guin

You would think that the Song of Moses, famously led by Miriam — legendary leader among Christian feminists — that someone — someone — would have set the words to music. I mean, it’s a very famous song. And this … Continue reading →

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The Story: The Passover, Part 1 (Its Meaning)

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Jay F Guin

The Passover is a theme that pervades both the Old and New Testaments. God’s final plague was the Passover, when the Death Angel passed over the oldest Hebrew sons, because Moses had told the Hebrews to take a special meal … Continue reading →

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The Story: Promise, Providence, Predestination and Patience, Part 2 (Hard Questions)

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Jay F Guin

The hard questions And it we are honest enough with ourselves to recognize that some of the most powerful and most important miracles ever performed by God are of the quiet, subtle kind, then we begin to understand prayer in … Continue reading →

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The Story: Promise, Providence, Predestination and Patience, Part 1 (Close Every Door)

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Jay F Guin

The YouTube clip is from the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” by Andrew Lloyd-Webber. The lyrics are by Tim Rice. The singer is Donny Osmond, who played Joseph. The scene is Joseph in prison in Egypt. He’d been … Continue reading →

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Logos 5.0

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Jay F Guin

Long-time readers will recall that I’m not a fan of Logos Bible Software. I much prefer BibleWorks — which is kind of a Jeep to the Logos’ Jaguar — well, the old versions of each. Jeeps used to be famous … Continue reading →

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