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Don’t Get Too Proud
No matter how important I think I am, I could be within a couple years of planning a speech and have no one come…. Continue reading
When Compassion isn’t Compassionate
They have exercised compassion for the killer at the expense of compassion for the victims. Continue reading
You can Usually Tell….
What is the rest of the story that they are leaving out? Is there a motive for this ‘news’ story? Why are they choosing to highlight this particular thing and deciding that it is newsworthy? Continue reading
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Darkness Over All the Land
(I’m posting several quick things today. This and the previous one are quick thoughts from the text of yesterday’s sermon — others are things I’ve been meaning to post for a while.) Matthew 27:45-46 45 Now from the sixth hour … Continue reading
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He Was Forsaken — That We Need Never Be Forsaken
Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Hebrews 13:5 ….for he hath said, I will never … Continue reading
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Bible Translation — “Tongues Translationism” Defined
“That Book in Your Hand” In my last post in this series, I discussed the authority of translations. Next, I’d like to discuss two views of Biblical translation, which I call “tongues translationism” (sometimes called “double inspiration”) and “scientific translationism.” … Continue reading
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Tagged double inspiration, interpretation of tongues, Translation
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How to Make Everyone Look Really, Really Bad
From a human perspective, the idea of a church having a dependable stream of income enforced by the government may have seemed like a good idea. But it is far from how God intended the church to be financed, and the result is an ugly mess which makes everyone look bad. Continue reading
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