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Believe That Ye May Understand

The Bible contains history, literature, epistles, poetry, allegory, metaphor, and mystical entries, all divinely inspired and cannot be fully understood by finite minds.

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Joyful Treasures

All of us possess a desire for an inexpressive mystical joy. Most often these joyful treasures come unexpectedly–when reading a book, listening to music, walking along a forested path, looking

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Is Christmas Merry?

My brother Cornel and I were raised by a single mom. As a school teacher in the 1950s our mother found each new day full of financial troubles. At times

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Witnessing for Jesus Christ

I have a friend who has mastered the art of witnessing for Jesus Christ. This is what I’ve learned from watching him. When my friend meets someone he develops rapport

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Lay Down Trophies

At Holy Communion Sunday we were singing the Old Rugged Cross when I had an revelation. Here are the first verse and chorus: On a hill far away, stood an

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Holy Spirit Power

In my view John Wesley was not a theologian. He was a scholar but not a systematic thinker like Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, John Calvin, Johnathan Edward, Karl Barth and

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Teenagers Are Stupid

I had a friend whose underage son got into a car with some older teenagers. They decided to play mailbox baseball. Caught, they found themselves jailed. Because he was underage

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Bible Study Questions

Here are Ten Bible Study questions, taken from Living by the Book by Howard and William Hendricks (Moody, 1991) 1.   Is there an example to follow?2.   Is there a sin to avoid?3.   Is there a promise to

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Scott Peck, MD: Words Written, Words Willed

He was a gin-sodden, marihuana-inhaling, parent-resenting, chain-smoking adulterer who, by his own admission, failed to live a life his words advocated.  September 25, 2005, impotent and suffering from Parkinson’s disease,

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Patient Prayer

When patients ask for prayer, we pray this together: Thank you almighty LORD for Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and your grace because it is by grace that we have

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Pastor Tim and FOMO

I love Pastor Tim. Wait a minute. Love is not the right word. I overuse that word as in I love the Texas Aggies; I love Blue Bell Ice Cream;

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Brain Function and God

The brain is the biological structure inside the skull that includes neurons, neurotransmitters and electrical connections to brain systems. The brain also produces electrical and hormonal connections to the sensory

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