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What To Do With Books I Own In Multiple Formats?

Posted on January 23, 2012

I have been moving to ebooks.  I have made this move not necessarily out of a greater love for the electronic format, but out of the convenience of being able to have access to so much information (my entire library) … Continue reading →

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Are You “Filled” with the Spirit?, Part 2 – A Question

Posted on November 8, 2011

In my last post, I said that the Holy Spirit is a person.  One question I have received regarding this is what I mean by this statement. Well, let me clarify.  When we say that the Father, Son and Spirit are … Continue reading →

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Are You “Filled” with the Spirit?, Part 1

Posted on November 3, 2011

There is a great deal of debate, and what I believe is confusion, about the Holy Spirit’s role in the life of the believer.  Probably one of the central verses in any discussion of the Spirit is Ephesians 5:18.  Paul … Continue reading →

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A Thought on Politics and Christianity

Posted on March 18, 2011

I am studying for a sermon from Luke 19:28-44 and ran across a quote from Darrell Bock that has me thinking.  The quote comes from The NIV Application Commentary on Luke: Society certainly runs better when it is conducted on … Continue reading →

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Sermon Files Back Online

Posted on March 8, 2011

Well, I have finally gotten around to making my sermons available online via an audio player. This means you can listen to them without the necessity of downloading the files to your computer. Of course, if you prefer to download … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the Phrase ‘Son of God’

Posted on February 24, 2011

I just received this month’s copy of Christianity Today in the mail.  I have only had time to read the cover story, but it is quite interesting.  It seems that some Bible translators and missionaries to Muslim countries are rethinking … Continue reading →

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A Great Way to Read Through the Bible

Posted on January 27, 2011

I have read through the Bible many times over the years using many different plans: cover-to-cover, chronological, both Old and New Testament readings each day, etc.  However, I have found one thing to be true about all of the reading … Continue reading →

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Journibles – What a Concept!

Posted on September 30, 2010

Early this week, I returned from a pastors’ conference here in Michigan.  Conferences are always a great place to pick up free books and/or deep discounts on resources from the bookstores and publishers present. At this conference, I was given a … Continue reading →

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Audio Files Are Being Re-Organized

Posted on September 21, 2010

If you are looking for my “Audio Files” page, which contained many of my old sermons, please note that I am currently working on a new version of that page.  I was never pleased with the number of steps involved … Continue reading →

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Can Anything Be A Religion?

Posted on September 16, 2010

I read a very interesting article today that I came across on Yahoo’s homepage.  The title of the article is “NC Teen: Nose Ring More Than Fashion, It’s Faith”. Apparently, a high school girl in North Carolina has been suspended … Continue reading →

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