Some biblical passages have appropriately earned the reputation of straining the capacity of interpreters to understand and apply them. One such...
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In his first epistle, Peter discusses the universal sinfulness of man and how the cross of Christ resolves the problem of sin. Christ’s power to...
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I’m an Australian-born, Anglo-Irish, white male of a secular background.[1] I have no reason to regret any of these characteristics as none of them...
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Peter was a man close to the earth. Because of his fishing background, he stated things plainly and was not afraid to say what needed to be said. And...
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As far as I can tell, it happened only six times in the Bible. For God to personally name a mortal is a rare and significant event. In the Hebrew...
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In the second grade, we had a standing assignment to write a “morning story,” a short story about whatever we did the night before, that we would...
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When I was teaching high school, I usually told my students that one of the best things they could do for me was to give me a chance to write an A+...
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I had been warned. Her husband was the church organist, so she naturally sympathized with his views on what was appropriate church music. I was a...
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What is the difference between a gift and a present?
This is the question that I have been asking myself for the past several years, every time my...
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