Posted: May 11, 2023
If James were conducting the Gallop Poll, he would not ask the familiar question Do you believe in God? No. That’s a moot point. There is a God, so our opinions are not necessary. I like the question Do you have faith in God? but James would probably take it a bit further. He might
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Posted: May 4, 2023
The Gallop Poll question regarding religion is Do you believe in God? The latest poll (2022) indicates that 81% of Americans answered Yes. That might be an encouraging statistic to some and a discouraging one to others who recall that back in 1944, 98% of Americans answered Yes. But not only do I believe these
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Posted: April 27, 2023
There are many religious people in our world. But take heed! People who act religiously and talk religiously are not necessarily people who follow God. They are simply religious people, or to be politically correct, one might say they are spiritual people. Many of them look Christian and may claim to be so. But, as
Continue Reading “Getting What We Want”
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Posted: April 20, 2023
When Pontius Pilate asked Jesus what he had done to warrant his being arrested, Jesus mentioned his kingdom being not of this world. This puzzled Pilate and he asked, “So you are a king?”1 To which Jesus replied: “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose
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Posted: April 13, 2023
When God called out to Moses from the burning bush, Moses “was keeping the flock of his father-in-law.”1 It was here that God told Moses to go back to Egypt and lead the Israelites out of their bondage. But Moses had his doubts about the mission. He answered God with, “Who am I?”2 and then
Continue Reading “What is That in Your Hand?”
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Posted: April 6, 2023
When Jesus was in the garden with his disciples, he was “greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them, ‘My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.’”1 Hmm. 🤔 It’s interesting, isn’t it—Jesus being “greatly distressed and troubled”? It seems a bit out of character. We often forget that
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Posted: March 30, 2023
During the last supper Jesus insisted on washing the disciples’ feet. Peter argued with Jesus implying that such an act was beneath him. And it was in the midst of this discussion Jesus inserted this observation: “You are clean, but not every one of you.”1 I imagine the disciples darted their eyes at one another
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Posted: March 23, 2023
Matthew was a tax collector. He “stole” from the Jews by overtaxing their income and property. Tax collectors in general were notorious at padding their own pockets with any excess they charged, and to make matters worse, they were cheating their own people. Matthew was a hated man but was protected by the Romans. He
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Posted: March 16, 2023
Jesus implored the disciples to follow him. And they did. But then one day he said this to them: “Where I am going you cannot come.” (1) So . . . they were not to follow? It confused Peter, and he asked, “Lord, where are you going?” (2) Jesus repeated, “Where I am going you
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Posted: March 9, 2023
Jesus told Peter and Andrew, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (1) Then he found James and John, “and he called them.” (2) Later Jesus “found Philip and said to him, ‘Follow me.’” (3) And then he saw Matthew “sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’”
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