Tag: God’s mercy
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People Really Saved by Grace Also Practice Grace…
People are so people-ish. We are not a species that is very good at mercy. The first chance we get, we just tear others down and we justify our doing this. Particularly in human-centered religion, we use the doctrines or systems of ethics that we have developed to condemn and be condescending of others. People…
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Is God Really Merciful?
I love Cracker Barrel. The dining experience is second only to the country store on the other side of the building. I remember being younger and ordering at the restaurant. I saw chicken salad on the menu. That sounded great, so I told the waitress that I wanted chicken salad! After playing that game with…
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How Not to Engage the Bible
Before we begin, I have a news report regarding one of our sister-churches: RUSSELLVILLE, AR—Roughly half of the churchgoers at First Baptist Church Russellville died of starvation Sunday after the pastor tragically went 15 minutes over his standard sermon time, local sources confirmed. “We don’t know if the pastor simply lost track of time due…
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What separation from God really means
When I was in college I had on of the oddest dreams. In the dream, I woke up and had an immense craving for skittles. I walked into the kitchen, opened up the pantry and chose one bag of candy from the stacks and stacks that were there. I opened the bag and enjoyed the…