Matthew records the teaching of the disciples in the Sermon on the Mount in chapters 5-7 of his Gospel. I’m teaching this interesting section of the Scripture this spring and actually presented an abbreviated synopsis earlier this evening at a…
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Embracing Change Through Faith
Back in 2009, when we were traveling more than we do now, Janet and I flew to Anchorage, AK, spent the night, then flew to Fairbanks, took a scenic train ride to a lodge near Denali National Park, eventually boarded…
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Theologians debate all sorts of things and some of my best seminary memories were those incidental conversations that came up during class. I used to say that real learning happened “in the cracks.” Those are the non scripted conversations that…
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I was reading a newsletter several days ago and came across an article entitled, “Fast Fashion.” It sounded interesting so I decided to take a look and I admit that it wasn’t what I thought it would be. It turns…
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One of the words that we run across quite often in the Bible is the word, “dwelling.” When we think of a “dwelling”, we think of a home, or a place to stay, sometimes temporary, but sometimes not - or…
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