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Monday, September 28, 2015

The Pope's Visit

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Now that Pope Francis’ visit is coming to an end, I wanted to take a moment to share a few observations: 1.      I am deeply concerned about what I term “Pope-mania” – which is really nothing more than the worship of a human being. The Bible is clear that no one other than God deserves our worship – not even an angel, alone another human. When John attempted to worship...

Monday, September 14, 2015

My take on the Kim Davis situation

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I’ve been reluctant to chime in on the whole Kim Davis situation – in large part because I’ve struggled personally to decide exactly what to think of this situation. And even after thinking and praying about this for a couple of weeks now, I will admit I still don’t have all the answers. Let me also acknowledge before I share my thoughts that I know that others who I respect greatly will disagree...

Monday, September 07, 2015

Telling the truth in a digital age

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I think we would all agree that the Bible clearly teaches that we are to speak the truth. Here is just a small sampling of passages that make that clear: Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.(Proverbs 12:22 ESV)  Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.(Psalm 34:13 ESV)  No one who practices deceit shall dwell in...

Saturday, September 05, 2015

The seriousness of sin

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In reading the book of Ezra the last two weeks, the main thought that I came away with was just how serious sin is. The people of Israel had violated God's laws regarding marrying foreign women and had suffered God's wrath as a result. But it was not until Ezra and others mourned over that sin, that they finally decided they needed to repent and take some very serious action to deal with their sin....

Thursday, September 03, 2015

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