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The Church Lied to Me!!

Then some Pharisees and scribes *came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3 And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress … Continue reading

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Tearing Down the Asherim – Tangent #3

After reading Pete Rambo’s article “Tearing Down the Asherim“, several tangents came to mind. This is the third tangent which goes off of Tangent #2. Consider Revelation 2:20. But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, … Continue reading

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Being without excuse..

I know.  People would rather not be faced with truth, but sometimes, it is so blindingly obvious that it can’t be avoided and we are therefore without excuse. Our local TV station ran a story on their website, and maybe … Continue reading

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The Lion of the Tribe of Jew.. D’uh!!

What is not to get?  I just don’t understand. Professing believers in Jesus and even whole denominations having vitriolic antipathy or even hate toward the Jews and Israel is a mystery to me.  Do they not know, do they not … Continue reading

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“Hallowed be Thy Name..”

Its been a few days ago that my wife and I set out on our several time a week afternoon walk.  Almost as soon as we set out, she asked, “We pray ‘Hallowed be Thy Name..’ and yet we walk … Continue reading

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Justifying Syncretism. IVPNT: Acts Pt. 5

Dr. William J. Larkin’s IVP New Testament Commentary on Acts is the ‘gift that keeps on giving.’  I seriously thought that three, or at most four, posts would cover the main fallacies within Christendom evidenced in his treatment of Acts…  … Continue reading

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Ki Tisa 2014. A few thoughts….

A few hours ago I sat down to pen this post when instead a post about kidding and farm life in the snow rolled out of my head…  So, ‘take 2!’ I have not made it a habit of commenting … Continue reading

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The Sin of Israel and Modern Christendom

Yesterday we looked at Jeroboam and his intentional dividing of Israel from Judah.  He did so by developing and encouraging false worship. Today, we want to read a passage from 1 Kings 17 that is exactly like reading today’s newspa.., … Continue reading

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Puttin’ lipstick on a pig! A lil’ dab’ll do ya!

My, the lengths we go to to justify behaving like the world.  Do we understand the damage it does to us and to our children? Here is an invitation we received…  followed by some thoughts. ____________________________ October 31, 2013 from … Continue reading

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