Tag Archives: Understanding

BY FAITH

Taking a Hike Through Hebrews “If the Lord’s willing and the creek don’t rise” is an old saying from the country folks I grew up around as a child. We don’t know what this day will bring but we know … Continue reading

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SO HERE’S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO…

Romans–Passionate Christian Theology As a teacher of minds-on, hands-on learning these days we always begin with a little background information then give explicit instructions on what they are about to do. Most of the time the students have never done … Continue reading

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HOW WILL THEY KNOW?

Romans–Passionate Christian Theology We are a sad lot of people if we think talking about a red cup more than Jesus will save us and others. Sigh. Let’s see what Paul says to the Romans. Maybe, just maybe we will … Continue reading

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LET’S TALK ABOUT THE SOLUTION…

Romans–Passionate christian Theology If you turn on media you will hear all politicians spending most of their time beating up on each others’ solutions to solve our worldview problems. Enough! Let’s get at the root of it all. Let Paul … Continue reading

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WHAT IS TRUE FREEDOM? WITH GRACE?

Romans–Passionate Christian Theology “We cannot be perfect, so why try? You have to accept that you are not perfect, Susan, and just stop trying.” This was said to me recently. Wow, really? The gracious glorious act of aggressive forgiveness we … Continue reading

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SO WHAT DO WE DO WITH THIS GRACE?

When I was a teenager, I had a friend from another church say to me, “It’s okay if I party and get drunk, because I am always forgiven.” and added, “I can do what I want because once saved, always … Continue reading

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RIGHT ON TIME!

Romans–Passionate Christian Theology You get a call from someone you love, admire, want to please, and love to talk with is coming in five minutes or so to see you at your home. What do you do first? Jump and … Continue reading

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IT’S ALL ABOUT THAT GRACE!

Romans–Passionate Christian Theology We humans try to explain, rationalize, overemphasize, understate and generally speak only what we read and hear or think we know about God. The more we read God’s Word, we realize words to describe all that He … Continue reading

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WIDE OPEN SPACES OF GOD’S GRACE!

Romans–Passionate Christian Theology How do you eat a huge piece of chocolate cake with lots of delicious chocolate icing slathered over the top of it? One, small, savory bite at a time because of it’s richness. We let it permeate … Continue reading

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HOLY PROMISE OR MERE CONTRACT?

The holidays are approaching quickly. This is the time of year that we meet with our family members, before the big days of celebration and have them sign contracts with stipulations that state in detail when they will come, how … Continue reading

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