20Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. 21It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble. ~ Romans 14:20-21 Don’t touch, don’t… Continue reading Freedom and Maturity (a meditation)
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Saying ‘Yes’ in a World of ‘No’ (pastor’s blog)
Recently my town decided to graffiti its own Main Street sidewalks with the message: no bicycles or skateboards. I’m sure the intention is safety. People walk in and out of the shops and storefronts, and you don’t want anyone young or old to be taken out by a person on a bicycle. But it made… Continue reading Saying ‘Yes’ in a World of ‘No’ (pastor’s blog)
Free to Do Good (a meditation)
4So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God. 5When we were controlled by… Continue reading Free to Do Good (a meditation)
Remembering who you are… (a meditation)
1What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4We were buried therefore with him… Continue reading Remembering who you are… (a meditation)
When scripture makes us uneasy… (a meditation)
“Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. When you buy a Hebrew slave…” ~ Exodus 21:1-2 When we read though the Bible, inevitably there are certain scriptures that will make us feel uneasy and wonder, “Did God actually say that?” and make us wonder if the ‘God of the Old Testament’… Continue reading When scripture makes us uneasy… (a meditation)
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