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Dorothy Maehler With the Lord
We thank the Lord for a life lived for Him, and I am thankful for the brother-in-law she gave me. I’m thankful for those who loved enough to care for her to the end, thankful for a peaceful passing, and thankful she … Continue reading
Gluten-Free Music — When Standards Clash
This post isn’t really about music, it is about love. If love is our guide, it will kill the so-called “worship wars” that many churches suffer. We can’t feed “spiritual gluten” to those who will be made ill by it, and if pastors and worship leaders push music on those who believe that music to be sin, they are themselves sinning, no matter who is right and who is wrong about the music in question.
“If we let love be our guide, all will be safe.”
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Posted in Christian Music
Tagged authority, coeliac, conviction, Kevin Bauder, leadership, love, Mark Snoeberger, music, preference, worship
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Love Thy Neighbour (2)
LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR If I am going to obey the commandment to love my neighbour, what exactly does that mean? Yesterday, I posted 25 specific things the Bible tells us to do towards those around us. Today, I’m posting something … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Christianity
Tagged decisions, feelings, I Corinthians 13, love, neighbour
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Love Thy Neighbour (1)
Because it appears I’ll be doing a lot of hospital visits in the coming days, I’ll be “recycling” some things I’ve written in the past (though they haven’t hit this blog before). I should manage some “new” posts, but certainly not every day, … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Christianity
Tagged gentle, Golden Rule, good, Gospel, honour, love, neighbour, peaceable, pray
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The Problem of Proverbs
Some years ago, while in seminary, I seemed to be going through a “dry patch”, where devotional Bible reading was tough. The Scriptures were real, and true, and I was learning truth, but somehow I was struggling. I ended up … Continue reading
Posted in A Proverb for Today
Tagged application, Bruce Waltke, exposition, love, preaching, Proverbs, Translation, wisdom
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Inscribing the Arches (part two)
This week, in Romans 12:13-16, we have further detail on what I’ve called the central arch (“love without dissimulation”/love sincerely). Continue reading
Posted in Rightly Dividing
Tagged empathy, generosity, hospitality, Humility, living sacrifice, love, persecution, service
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Inscribing the Arches (part one)
On Sunday, I continued my sermon series on Romans 12, looking at verses 10-12. Romans 12 begins with the exhortation to be “living sacrifices” to the Lord (verse 1), and commands to not be conformed to this world, but to be … Continue reading
Posted in Rightly Dividing
Tagged affection, application, honour, hope, joy, living sacrifice, love, patience, prayer, service, work
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