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MORALITY OF A CORRUPT HEART

Matthew – Fulfilled What is moral? What is morality? I wrote a paper on this topic when I was a senior in high school. It was 1969. I would imagine that the same paragraphs would apply today. Ecclesiastic says there … Continue reading

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MURDER…WITH WORDS

Matthew – Fulfilled “Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never harm me!”, we used to shout to our taunters on the school playground. But then as we grew older, we find that words do hurt, maim … Continue reading

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BLESSED

Matthew – Fulfilled Years ago, on a mission trip with college students, one of our goals was to take a three hour hike up into the mountains to present our message to a waiting youth group. It meant getting up … Continue reading

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JESUS PREPARED

Matthew – Fulfilled The big test is tomorrow! You agonize over it for it will mean a lot to your progress in class. Your score will be figured in heavily to all the daily work you put into this coursework. … Continue reading

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THE SEARCH

Matthew – Fulfilled It is so like me to put something of value in a “special place” so I can find it later when I need it. Then I promptly forget where that special place is until I stop, think … Continue reading

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THE JOSEPH PERSPECTIVE

Matthew — Fulfilled The story of Jesus doesn’t begin with Jesus. God had been at work for a long time. Salvation which is the main business of Jesus, is an old business. Jesus is the coming together in final form … Continue reading

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YOU GOTTA WONDER…

Matthew You gotta wonder what Jesus saw in Matthew. He was a tax collector. The profession hasn’t been too popular in any era, but especially not in the days of Christ. Tax collectors were the quislings of Palestine. They took … Continue reading

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THE DAY OF THE LORD

Malachi 4 I encountered a haughty middle school student yesterday in our after school program who is very proud of what he thinks he knows which, to him, is more than all of the rest of us in the room. … Continue reading

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THE SIGH OF GOD

Malachi 3 There is a small group of first graders gathered around the kidney shaped reading table. I am passionately teaching them about the wonders of our phonetic language and how putting it all together with the context of the … Continue reading

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LOVE AND LOYALTY

Malachi 2 Loyalty is relentless devotion, constancy. Loyalty is holding a strong allegiance. Loyalty is fidelity. All these words imply a sense of duty or of devoted attachment to something or someone. When we love deeply and honestly, we are … Continue reading

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