Hi all, Last week we saw a Pharisee (separated one) has made a law or tradition that is honored above the law of Moses. Barb's dad was not
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You Might be a Pharisee if…#1 of 3
Hi all, When I was an Associate Pastor, the parents of their married daughter came to me, asking if I would talk to her daughter and her
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Hi all, We've established that we are sovereign beings. If you struggle with that, we have Adam and Eve demonstrating that they could go God's way
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Hi all, Did you know your free will is stronger than both God and the devil? True. Neither of them can make you do anything. Christians,
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Hi all, Have you ever been part of an intervention? An intervention is most commonly associated with family members and loved ones
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Hi all, I was 15 with a learner's permit for driving. Mom was in the passenger seat coaching me as I drove along. Coming to an intersection, I
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Hi all, Before Adam and Eve sinned they believed a lie: "You will not die." (Genesis 3: 4, Satan rejecting Eve's claim God said if they ate of that
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Hi all, About 6 years ago, I wrote a Weekly Thoughts series on this subject, but things have changed radically since 2019, so it is worth updating.
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Hi all, Jesus has been talking about the goodness and generosity of our heavenly Father. He started in Luke 11: 2-4 with the Lord's Prayer, when
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Hi all, The 3 parables in John 10: 1-18 are a progression of thought. In the 1st, Jesus teaches He came legally into the earth, and the one who
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Hi all, We tend to read scripture in such a way it all seems to blend together. Nowhere is this more true than in certain teachings Jesus did in
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Hi all, Consider these verses as we conclude this series: "The strength of sin is the law." I Corinthians 15: 56b "The law works
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Hi all, Last week I shared the scripture that 'the law was not made for a righteous person'. The rest of that verse is: 'but for the ungodly
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Hi all, When I was the Campus Minister at the University of Colorado in Boulder, I had dealings with a local Church of Christ church that
Read MoreAdult Children Breaking Off Contact with Parents #4 of 4
Hi all, Today we conclude this important series. Finding 'my truth', 'protecting my peace' Adult children who tell their parents these things
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Hi all, We continue with part 3 looking towards reconciliation. The more disconnected they are from God the more they become
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Hi all, I ended part 1 with a word to adult children asking what was in it for us as parents? Neither children nor parents owe perfection
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Hi all, There is a trend of adult children cutting contact with their parents. But it's more than empty chairs at birthdays and holidays; there is
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