Monthly Archives: December 2013

Why Worry?

We’ve looked at God’s major Old Testament covenants and then at the New Covenant. We’ve examined what happened at Jesus’s birth. Now let’s consider some of the benefits we as Christians receive under this New Covenant. We’ll spend the next … Continue reading

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Accents

Okay, I’ve been quiet about this as long as I can. Although I’m not normally in favor of government regulations, here’s one we need. The FCC needs to pass a rule that all actors, narrators, and anyone else with a … Continue reading

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What Christmas Is All About

Since you will be reading this on Christmas Eve or Christmas day, this is really a propitious time to discuss what happened at Jesus’s incarnation. It’s a subject of a lot of confusion. If you have not read the earlier … Continue reading

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Ennui

Have you ever had a disease with no diagnosis and no known treatment? I’m not talking about something to go see a doctor about. I’m talking about something that just sorta paralizes you and robs you of your ability to … Continue reading

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Our Assurance from God’s Promises

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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Machismo

A recent newspaper article proposed the idea that something about the machismo in teenage boys prevented them from being able to form close relationships with other teenage boys. I didn’t stop to read the article that day, and by the … Continue reading

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The New 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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Bubba Goes to Sea

Every time I go on a cruise and see how the chefs doll up the food—they’re a lot more interested in how pretty it is and how fancy the name is than how good it tastes—I’m reminded of the story … Continue reading

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Davidic 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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