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Weekly Sounding: Do men and women read the Bible differently?

Just want to say thank you to everyone who helped fund the new podcast. It IS ALREADY FUNDED, and we have two days to go. YES! Any addition funds that come in will got equipment, maintenance costs, and subscriptions fees that will make it even easy to produce and sustain a high quality podcast. Sounding: Do men and women read the […]

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Atonement

What We Get Wrong About the Blood of Jesus

While it might seem gross and barbaric, all Christians confess that salvation is through the blood of Jesus (Eph. 1:7). But what does that really mean? Does God demand death? Is the blood a symbol of something else? Does it speak of a price paid? Or a gift given? And what is this price? This […]

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Baptism

The Thing We Forget About Jesus’ Baptism

Or, why a party at a funeral? I always want to throw parties and have people over.  Except that it’s so much work throwing a party. Thinking about it is exhausting.  And so is cleaning the house.  But when people are over, I love it. It brings me so much joy. Ever wonder why Jesus […]

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The Only Way to Get Rid of All the Negative Energy in Your Life

Or, Should Christians Wear Crystals? Contrary to other answers here, I would say Yes, positive and negative energy exists, and they are at work in your life. But the Bible talks about it pretty differently than new age spirituality does. And there is a whole different kind of protection that Christians have, much better than […]

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Does Pentecost lead to democracy?

Asking if Pentecost leads to democracy might sound like an odd question.  But I really want to ask whether Christianity has a particular political-social form.  In other words, is Christianity particularly suited for (or the cause of) Western Liberalism? Or, does the Spirit that animates Pentecost also animate democracy? Pentecost and Equality Some see Pentecost, […]

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The Real Way Babel and Pentecost Relate; or, A Fear of Falling Pianos

Babel and Pentecost help us understand our desire for significance. We all seek significance.  We all long to find meaning in our lives, in what we do, in who we are.  We all want to make our mark on the world, even if in a tiny way that maybe only we know about. Some of […]

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10 Commandments

Fidelity: The Seventh Word of Freedom

God is guiding us out of the land of slavery into a place of freedom and love. This is what the 10 Commandments are for: They orient us to freedom, to fidelity. Seventh Word “You shall not commit adultery.” (Ex. 20:14) Some say… Some say this word is primarily about sex outside of marriage, about committing fornication.  […]

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Re-Creating: The Fourth Word of Freedom

God is guiding us out of the land of slavery into a place of freedom and love. This is what the 10 Commandments are for: They orient us to freedom. Fourth Word “Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy.” (Ex. 20:8) Some say… Some say this word reminds us that we are not the masters […]

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Praising: The Third Word of Freedom

God is guiding us out of the land of slavery into a place of freedom and love. This is what the 10 Commandments are for: They lead us to the freedom of praising God. Third Word “You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who […]

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Pursuing: The Second Word of Freedom

God is guiding us out of the land of slavery into a place of freedom and love. This is what the 10 Commandments are for: They lead us to freedom. Second Word You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the […]