Social Justice
The very term churns my stomach because of the politics surrounding the current usage. Merriam Webster has a definition, Wikipedia has a...
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Mark
Aug 23, 20202 min read
“I See Dead People”
I can’t believe it’s been so long since that movie came out. That’s the year Linda and I were married - it’s even the same month! A...
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Mark
Aug 16, 20202 min read
Interstellar Life
Perhaps a year ago now I read a sermon by Chuck Smith from Genesis - it was a transcript of what he said. When he was in school he was...
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Mark
Aug 9, 20202 min read
Feed the Birds
I hate feeding the birds. To get to the feeders, I have to climb up to a precarious position and can barely reach to bring them down....
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Mark
Aug 2, 20201 min read
What would you do?
I posed this question to Linda this morning: Imagine you're at a certain wedding reception in Cana. Just as you're taking a big sip of...
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Mark
Aug 2, 20203 min read
Was Jesus an American?
Mark, why would you ask such a stupid question? There wasn’t even an America back then!” “Uh, no. But people treat Him like they expect...
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Mark
Jul 26, 20202 min read
There's A Tent For That
Remember that slogan, “There’s an App for that?” Yeah, I went there. For those who don’t know me well, I have a mind that focuses on the...
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Mark
Jul 19, 20202 min read
Confusion
There are times I get confused. I write these posts months in advance, and recently I decided to actually schedule them so if I die or...
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Mark
Jul 12, 20203 min read
Good Things
Anyone can do good things - feed the hungry, donate clothing to the poor, give money to the indigent, or other things that benefit...
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Mark
Jul 5, 20203 min read
Born Again
I have to admit I was more than mystified when I first heard the term, Born Again. I’m not alone in that. There’s this guy in the Bible,...
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Mark
Jun 28, 20204 min read
Free Will?
How can God be sovereign if we have free will? That’s a question for the philosophers and prophets, right? Good thing I’m a philosopher,...
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Mark
Jun 21, 20202 min read
God-Plus?
There’s a passage in the New Testament where Jesus raises the bar on sin. He said it something like this: “If you even CONSIDER sinning,...
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Mark
Jun 14, 20202 min read
Father
One of the issues I have a hard time really comprehending is that God is our Father. I keep thinking, “How can the being who created...
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Mark
Jun 7, 20202 min read
WAR!
In the ancient world news didn’t travel very fast. Even far more recently battles happened after the war ended. For instance, the Battle...
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Mark
May 31, 20203 min read
Narrow Path 2
Originally, my previous post was meant to bring up something completely different. Monte Python fans, insert your line here. . Instead of...
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Mark
May 24, 20202 min read
The Narrow Path
The Bible teaches that the path to destruction is wide, while the path of righteousness is narrow. That’s because there is only one way...
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Mark
May 17, 20203 min read
Faith Ain't Wishing
There’s a tendency these days to equate faith with wishful thinking, and that’s not a good comparison. Biblical faith is not simply...
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