Tag: faith
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My Favorite Economic System
I’m sure some of you thought I was crazy when I posted last week that I think capitalism, socialism and communism are all fine economic systems, depending upon the moral fabric of the people engaged in them. Some of you think capitalism is the only way. Others think it is the ruin of the world.…
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Bible Defies Human Description
The past several Sundays our pastors have tried to teach us what the Bible is and where it gets its authority. And basically, I have come away with the understanding that, as humans, it is not possible to do that beyond stating the obvious – God wrote it through people and we are to obey…
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Now I get it!
When I would read the Bible passage about leaving the weeds in the field with the good grain, I have to admit that I kind of wondered about it. The explanation given is that if the weeds are pulled up, the wheat amongst which the weeds are growing may also be uprooted. (See the Bible…
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Is anyone among you sick?
Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. James 5:14-15 Many years ago, while cleaning…
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Meek?
I just recently heard meekness defined as: strength under control In spite of years of Bible studies on the Sermon on the Mount I never understood what it meant to be meek. Did it mean to be a doormat? a person without an opinion? How could such people “inherit the earth?” I mean, I know…