Monthly Archives: October 2013

Adamic Covenant

All too often, we Christians want to complicate Christianity. We come up with rules we think must govern what it means to be a Christian. We make up rituals and rites and all manner of complication that have nothing to … Continue reading

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Dumb & Dumber

Back in August, I awarded myself the Dumbass Award. Click here to read that blog. I had managed to disable my central air conditioning in the middle of August in Texas and decided that was about the dumbest thing I … Continue reading

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Covenant

In order to understand who we are and our place in this world and in God’s Kingdom, we need to understand covenants. We have a covenant relationship with God, and we must understand His covenants with us. This only makes … Continue reading

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Words of Wisdom

Today, let’s share some general wisdom on life: Sometimes I need to remind myself to look at my blessings rather than dwell on all the things that have gone wrong—or that I may think have gone wrong. How much we … Continue reading

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Why Are We Here?

Last week we asked the questions “Who are we?” and “Why are we here?” From the first chapter of Genesis, we answered the “Who?” question. We found that we are created in the image of God and after His likeness. … Continue reading

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Language

Every time I go to get a pedicure (yes, men do get pedicures), I’m reminded of one of my pet peeves. In my experience, employees of nail salons are about 99% Vietnamese. Most speak just enough English to determine whether … Continue reading

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Christianity 101: Session 1

Two of the questions philosophers like to discuss are: · Who am I? · Why am I here? I’m not a philosopher, but I do think these are legitimate questions that a belief system should answer. Some would say the … Continue reading

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Most Common Misspelled Words

My wife recently handed me a list purporting to contain the 100 most often misspelled words in the English language, and I thought it might be fun to take a look at some of them and the hints given for … Continue reading

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Introduction to Christianity 101

A dear friend of mine is a Christian but has had little or no discipling or teaching. She has been asking me questions about Christianity, which I’m glad to answer, but I don’t think piecemeal answers to questions give her … Continue reading

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