Liberty – If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. Truth – In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act. George Orwell These are words that challenge your commitment to both liberty and truth. Part of growing up…
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What God Expects a Man to Be
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If you have any doubt what God expects from men, Psalm 112 should give you everything that you need to know. Men, this is the yardstick that God uses on you and in response blesses you accordingly. See if you measure up. Where you do not, repent and correct and then expect from God what…
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What to do; what to do?
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That is one of the great repeating questions in life: “What to do?” It is especially relevant as evidence piles up that something is coming and it appears to be approaching on a broad front: political, sociological, financial, health and safety, and the thing I consider most relevant in the short term, supply chain issues,…
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Not Standing in the Way of Reaping What You Sow
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There has been a lot of discussion lately among those who are thoughtful and look at evidence dispassionately about how to act towards our fellow citizens. That is because a lot of them seem to have lost their mind and are tearing down the civilization that supports their very existence. Am I being unchristian if…
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Time Was, Time When…
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There is always a time when you made the transition from the “old man” to the “new man.” That time was chosen by God in eternity and applied by the Holy Spirit when He willed (John 3:8 “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know…
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The Truth of the Cross
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So many people view Jesus’ death on the cross at Calvary through the lens of Roman crucifixion. It’s as if that suffering alone defines Christ’s acceptance of becoming the Lamb of God and the sacrificial offering for the sin of all mankind. It is nothing of the sort. It is only the degrading container, the…
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Holy Thursday/Good Friday – The Center of the Christian Faith
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tFor some people, it is Christmas and Easter that are the centerpieces of the Christian faith. For me it is Holy Thursday and Good Friday. True, the popular holy/holiday days celebrate important milestones in the history of mankind. However, the significance of Christmas and Easter is that the first launches our faith (the Son enters…
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Lent 2021 Day 40 – Choices and Nexus Points
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Lent is over today. The commitment is complete. I will try to continue to write, but I will make no promises, since I do not want to break them. I do not know how often posts will appear, but the one promise I will make is that they will appear. It has been a long…
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Lent 2021 Day 39 – Hope is…
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We are approaching the end of this exercise. Only one more day left and then Lent is over and Holy Week begins. Endings are times of reflection, when you look back over what you have done and do a sort of lessons learned exercise. You ask yourself what did I do well, what needed improvement,…