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Seeing But Not Seeing
A lot of years ago, a commercial airliner with a full load of passengers was poised for takeoff. There were three pilots aboard this aircraft and they had completed their pre takeoff checklist. Everything looked fine but as the pilot … Continue reading
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Earning Our Salvation
Protestant doctrine is firm in the belief that no action is required for our salvation. If we could do something, that might mean we earn our salvation and the Bible is very clear we cannot earn our salvation. That is … Continue reading
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Customer Service
Sometime ago, we had a contractor do some work on our house. The work was not done to our satisfaction and so we called the contractor to have the situation resolved. On the phone, the contractor acknowledged our problem, agreed … Continue reading
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What God Requires
Many of the other major and minor prophets in the Old Testament agreed with admonishment of Amos that we noted in the last blog: God is not interested in sacrifices but “let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like … Continue reading
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Amos
In the last blog, I mentioned my preference for Habakkuk among all the “minor” prophets. Second in my preference is Amos. Why? Because he was not a prophet or the son of a prophet. He lived in a small town … Continue reading
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Minor Prophets
A prophet is one who speaks for God. So I am a little perplexed why some have divided the Old Testament prophets into major and minor prophet. All of God’s words to us are important, not just those words spoken … Continue reading
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Prayer As a Last Resort
In commenting on the recent accidents of the Boeing 737 Max, one expert cited the poor airmanship of the pilots involved. “He showed how all four pilots failed to cope appropriately—one of them, in fact, turning to prayer as a … Continue reading
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Thinking and Doing
Larry P. Arnn, the president of Hillsdale College, has stated that the purpose of education is to educate the whole human being. This education involves more than acquiring knowledge. “Humans not only think, but also do. Their doing and their … Continue reading
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Yazidism
Yazidism is a religion of which most of us have never heard. I only heard of them while reading Nadia Murad’s tragic account of her slavery at the hands of ISIS. Now most Christians would have problems with Yazidism because … Continue reading
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It has been some time since I posted this aspect of the Christmas story but I think it bears repeating. Tradition tells us Jesus was born in a stable. Just look at all the nativity scenes. I thought the same … Continue reading