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Report on the Kindle in Action
As I mentioned before leaving on vacation, I bought a Kindle from Amazon. The idea was to avoid having to carry a ton of books on the flight. I’d been putting off buying several books until my birthday, and my … Continue reading
The Holy Spirit: The Synoptic Gospels, Part 2
The baptism of Jesus (Mat 3:15-17 ESV) 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from … Continue reading
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The Holy Spirit: The Synoptic Gospels, Part 1
Matthew, Mark, and Luke are very similar in the teachings on the Spirit, and relate many of the same events, often in nearly the same words. I’ll work primarily in Matthew, but cite to the parallels. Conceiving the Messiah The … Continue reading
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Tagged All, baptism of Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit, Synoptic Gospels
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What I Did on My Summer Vacation
Years of public schooling taught me that all summer vacations should be followed by a 500-word essay telling the world what I did. First, I went to Miami to attend my son’s second graduation from law school. He received an … Continue reading
Clergy & Laity: Introduction
We in the Churches of Christ are about as low church as you can get. We even claim to have no clergy — because every member is a minister. We refuse to allow our preachers to be called “pastor,” and … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, clergy laity, ministry
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The Holy Spirit: The Synoptic Gospels, Part 1
Matthew, Mark, and Luke are very similar in the teachings on the Spirit, and relate many of the same events, often in nearly the same words. I’ll work primarily in Matthew, but cite to the parallels. Conceiving the Messiah The … Continue reading
The Holy Spirit: And He Lives Forever with His Saints to Reign
(Gen 1:26-27 NAS) 26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all … Continue reading
The Political Church: Framing the Discussion
Pictures have frames to separate them from their surroundings, to help the eye distinguish the picture from the noise of the background. The frame helps us see the picture for what it really is. When we discuss politics from the … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Christian nation, church and state
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The Gospel You’ve Never Heard: What a Protestant Bible written by Jews says about God’s work through Christ (A book for those in the church and those offended by it), by David I. Rudel
Well, it finally happened. I signed up with Viral Ooze to receive books to review, the deal being I have to post a review (good, bad, or indifferent), but I get the book for free. Which is very cool, except … Continue reading
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The Holy Spirit: Summary of the Old Testament
A surprisingly large portion of the New Testament’s teaching on the Spirit is found in the Old Testament. The New Testament provides some fresh revelations, but not nearly as many as I’d once thought. We learn from the Old Testament, … Continue reading
