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“On Warming Ourselves by the Fire”
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A Good Friday Meditation John 18:15-27 by Steve Kindle It must have been a cold evening in Jerusalem the night Jesus was taken before “the powers that be” for interrogation and trial. The text lists three occurrences of people warming themselves by the fire. Two times Peter is singled out as among them. But…
Thursday Night Bible Study Video – on Friday Morning
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— by Henry E. Neufeld, owner of Energion Publications Last night I restarted my Thursday night video Bible study and at the same time completed my series on eschatology. Next week I’ll start a new study, in which I’ll use Galatians as a basis, but will look at the backgrounds of Paul’s letters and at…
Jesus Offers Freedom from a Regrettable Past
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by Harvey Brown [ene_ptp]The helicopter hovered ninety feet in the air above Mojinga Swamp. Rappel ropes anchored to the floor were cast out the door as the crew chief shouted above the roar of the aircraft, “Hook up!” It really didn’t matter how many times I had rappelled from a chopper, my hands were…
Is the future open and not preordained? —NO!
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[EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is part of our series on controversial questions. A NO post will normally follow a YES post. Join in by posting your comments.] by Bob MacDonald That is the question. As I was walking to the medical clinic for my quarterly blood test – following up on cancer treatment, I was…
Universalism in a Pluralistic Age—Part Two
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A Wideness in God’s Mercy: God’s Personal Universalism by Bruce Epperly As he looks over Jerusalem, Jesus compares himself to a mother hen, whose desire is to protect her chicks. For Jesus, God’s love is like a mother – or a father – who is willing to do anything to save her child. Indeed,…
Can you or should you do everything for your loved one?
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The short answer: no. The long answer: No one can do everything. Now, the explanation. When you see a loved one hurting, in pain, struggling with something, or feeling down and out, it is almost instinctive to step in and do whatever is needed. For some reason, when you love someone, you just take on…