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My Fourth Conversion

My fourth conversion came about five years ago. First Conversion: Jesus I was a child, and there was no one datable experience. But before I was twelve it was clear to me that I wanted to and must...

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Jesus the Mud-Maker

Jesus did many symbolic acts. Here’s one: Healing a blind man one Sabbath day in Jerusalem, recorded in John 9. “As [Jesus] walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him,...

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Is History Linear or Cyclical?

        It is not accurate to say the Bible gives us a linear, not cyclical, worldview or view of history. Scripture combines both. God’s redemptive revelation breaks the cycle of pagan worldviews but...

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FIve Ways Science is Spiritual

Advent may be a good time to think about the spirituality of science. Genuine science is not really secular, but spiritual. Think about its spirituality. Here are five spiritual dimensions of science:...

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Welfare for the Rich?

Should Christians support welfare for the rich? It might make sense. If the rich get richer, everyone benefits. Pour water into a cup long enough and it flows down abundantly, giving everyone a drink....

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Lord God of Hosts!

In Ephesians Paul speaks of “principalities and powers” (KJV), or “rulers and authorities” (NRSV). In Ephesians 3:10 Paul writes that God’s plan is that “through the church the wisdom of God in its...

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The Myth of “God’s Uncontrolling Love”

John Wesley said God’s providence is a key Christian truth. “There is scarce any doctrine in the whole compass of revelation which is of deeper importance than this” (Sermon 67, “On Divine...

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The Problem of Evil Solved!

(Based on a non-canonical hypothetical conversation between Jesus and Thomas.) For forty days after his resurrection, Jesus met often with his apostles, speaking about the kingdom of God (Acts 1:3)....

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Father’s House — Many Mansions!

  Jesus says in John 14, “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again,...

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