God
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Paul’s imagery here is a mighty man of old — a warrior who is armed like Rambo — who walks to the front line of a confrontation and yells, “Come and take it!” Or of a line of warrior Scots “mooning” the English army in order to make a point. Think “burly” and not “girly.”…
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I was minding my own business the other week, eating some scrumptious tenders at my favorite local chicken joint when a familiar song came over the in-store radio. The song was “Imagine” by John Lennon, a campfire-esque kum-by-ya of hippie goodness. The song is widely considered one of Lennon’s best works (his best selling solo…
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Every New Year’s Day, millions of people around the world (billions?) make resolutions of things they want to do or change in the new year. Usually those “pledge lists” include the usual items of “lose weight,” “swear less” or “stop smoking.” Some might resolve these days to spend less time on Facebook; or maybe even…
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Paul, in 2 Corinthians says that God has given us a great treasure inside our jars of clay. He has given us the light of the knowledge of the person and work of Jesus Christ. This light pierces the darkness, just as it did on that day of Creation, and enlightens the world around it.
J.C. Newton 