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“This man has done nothing wrong!” came a dying man’s impassioned plea. It was this horrifying scene. Three men, iron nails through their wrists and feet, hanging on rough wooden beams. One man, the featured execution, had a shredded back and bloody head from the beating he endured and the mock crown of thorns on
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Theology is important but it must be complete — spiritual AND physical. I love how St. James (half- or step-brother of Jesus) addresses this issue in his letter: “If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,’…
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Santa Claus is a fascinating figure to study. He represents both the negative and positive views of God in our Western society. He is a stumbling block to so many Christians every year because our culture lives and breathes Santa and reindeer and elves every Christmas.
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But God offers something that turns brokenness around: reconciliation, restoration and relationship. He is the Healer. And for that, we can give great thanks. One idea of God that this world doesn’t “get” is the idea of God as a restorer of broken things. Jesus came to walk this earth, preaching, “the kingdom of God…
J.C. Newton 