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- Isaiah 9:1-6 according to Some Jewish Interpreters
- N.T. Wright on the Virgin Birth
- Book Write-Up: Worthy Is the Lamb, by Ray Summers
- The Seating Arrangement at the Last Supper
- Plural Elohim, Plural Verb
- Universalism (or a Second Chance) in Revelation?
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Category Archives: Love of God
Book Write-Up: Absolute Love, by R.I. Willroth
R.I. Willroth. Absolute Love. Bloomington: WestBow Press, 2011. See here to buy the book. The message of this book is one that you will find in a number of Christian books: that God is love, and only in a relationship … Continue reading
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Book Write-Up: The Love of God, by John C. Peckham
John C. Peckham. The Love of God: A Canonical Model. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2015. See here to purchase the book. John C. Peckham teaches theology and Christian philosophy at Andrews University, which is a Seventh-Day Adventist university. His book, … Continue reading
Drawing Back from a God of Unconditional Love?
At church this morning, the pastor’s sermon was about God being a God of relationship. The pastor said that God was sufficient in himself, but God’s love overflowed, as God created human beings to have a loving relationship with them. … Continue reading
Loving Jesus by Loving Others
The December 11, 2012 devotion in Our Daily Bread stood out to me. It’s by Randy Kilgore, and it started out as follows: “Some years back, another man and I were reading together Matthew 26 about Jesus in the Garden … Continue reading
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Loving God: Emotion and Obedience
In this post, my topic will be loving God, and I’ll be drawing from my daily quiet times in Deuteronomy 6. In Deuteronomy 6:5, Moses instructs the Israelites to love the LORD their God with all their hearts, with all … Continue reading
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Fireproof: Is Compatibility Important?
This will be another post on the Christian movie Fireproof. The last post that I wrote about this movie was in November. The movie is about a firefighter named Caleb who tries to save his marriage. It’s a daunting task … Continue reading
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Tasting that God Is Good?
At church this morning, we sang the song “Pass It On”. Click here to listen to the song and also to read the lyrics. I’ve loved this song ever since the first time that I heard it, which was when … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, god is kind, highs and lows, human emotions, Religion, spirituality
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Frederick Lehman’s The Love of God
At church this morning, we sang the song “The Love of God”, which was written by Frederick Lehman. The song talked about how the love of God reaches to the deepest hell, and so I wondered if Lehman was a … Continue reading
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Tagged christian universalist, literature, nazarene publishing house, nazarenes, Religion, spirituality
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America, Christianity’s Nutritional Value
Here are a few thoughts, before I go outside to enjoy this beautiful day: 1. I watched America last night. You know, there are some settings in which I actually like Rosie O’Donnell. I couldn’t stand her on the View … Continue reading
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Rob Bell on Rain
Things on Bryan’s Mind has a link to a Rob Bell video called “Rain” (see It Always Rains Doesn’t It). Rob Bell is a controversial pastor because he allegedly contradicts himself on the Trinity and the virgin birth. I don’t … Continue reading
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