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Tag Archives: change
Symbols and Tradition; April 23, 2021
Numbers 21:8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” When people’s faith is weak, as was certainly the case here, physical objects … Continue reading
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Tagged change, cross-cultural ministry, culture, faith, idolatry, missionaries, perception, symbols, traditions, unity
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Good Health; June 7, 2020
Psalm 107:19-20 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. I have seen and heard verse 20 quoted … Continue reading
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Tagged change, consequences, disease, focus, gluttony, health, illness, lifestyle, mortality, repentance, sin, weight loss
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Sin and Repentance; November 14, 2019
Isaiah 66:3-4 “They have chosen their own ways, and their souls delight in their abominations; so I also will choose harsh treatment for them and will bring upon them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered, when … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability, being accepted, change, faith, forgiveness, God's grace, good, judgment, letting go of sin, pleasure, rebellion, repentance, sin, standards
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Eternal God; September 1, 2019
Psalm 100:5 For the Lord is good and his love endures for ever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. We don’t worship a flash in the pan! In a world where the rate of change has gone up to the … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, change, entropy, eternity, familiarity, growth, stability, trusting God
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Change; February 29, 2019
Mark 6:4 Jesus said to them, “Only in his home town, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor.” Jesus here states a fairly universal phenomenon, another expression of “Familiarity breeds contempt.” Human beings are … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, change, distractions, expectations, frustration, mental illness, rate of change, stagnation, stress
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Identity; October 20, 2018
Galatians 3:7 Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. This was an earth-shaking statement back in the 1st Century, and it still is to Jews today. Their whole identity, then and now, was/is wrapped up in physical … Continue reading
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Tagged belonging, change, children of abraham, identity, Israel, Japanese culture, Messiah, ministry in Japan, security, TCK, the Old Testament
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Focusing on the Spiritual; April 18, 2018
Haggai 2:5 “This is what I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt. And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear.” The people here were understandably discouraged, because they were confronted daily with ruins that either needed … Continue reading
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Tagged change, focus, God's plans, looking to Jesus, ruins, the Holy Spirit, transformation
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Unchanging God; August 16, 2017
2 Chronicles 13:18 The men of Judah were victorious because they relied on the Lord, the God of their fathers. Sometimes it feels like the Old Testament is nothing but a record of man’s mistakes, but every once and a … Continue reading
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Tagged change, God, humanism, identity, victory, world view
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October 28, 2016
Acts 1:14 They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. This is the very first mention of Jesus’ brothers as being among the believers, or even those … Continue reading
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Tagged apostles, change, family, Jesus, Jesus' brothers, relationships
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