#preaching
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‘Everyone pointed fingers, but no one took the blame,’ a long-forgotten song descried, and more than ever this intensifying blame-game fouls the news and sours social media… A gun can be loaded, cocked, set aside—and never go off for all eternity, unless someone picks it up and chooses to use it. People do kill people—but
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The following is a marvelous observation of Jesus and Christmas, by a very dear friend… “The essential difference between God and the Devil is God is a giver and Satan is a taker Jesus described Satan and his minions in stark terms: thief, killer, destroyer, liar—mindsets, even whole religions, built around such greed and taking
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“If we lived in a state where virtue was profitable, common sense would make us saintly. But since we see that abhorrence, anger, pride and stupidity commonly profit far beyond charity, modesty, justice and thought, perhaps we must stand fast a little—even at the risk of being heroes.” —Sir Thomas More, from the play, A
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“Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, ‘The LORD, the LORD [I Am, I Am], the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to [the thousandth generation], and forgiving
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God said to Abram, “I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” (Genesis 12:2-3) It must be said, and loudly. Antisemitism is
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What is ‘righteousness’? It’s when God saw what you did and says, “My Son would do that,” Of course, that’s impossible—so God works to make us like His Son, and along the way He even treats us like Him. Quite overwhelming… Blessings. —j
Jay McCarl 