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Thursday, December 21st, 2006
In Micah 5:1, the impending siege by the Babylonians upon Jerusalem is prophesied. The destruction of Jerusalem at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar would be swift, merciless and complete.
Yet, in verse 2 there is a message of hope—of deliverance and redemption.
A ruler would come. It would not be to a world ...
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Monday, December 11th, 2006
I am thinking about putting the nonviolence series to rest for a while. I'm not sure I want to abandon it completely. And I know that there are still issues to discuss and, yes, suss out.
But in moving toward a discussion of the nonviolence advocate ...
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Monday, November 13th, 2006
It is undeniable that the early church was unswervingly nonviolent. Their initial interpretation of the words and life of Jesus was such that they bore the brunt of the sword without retaliation.
They were less concerned with the practicality of nonviolence and much more concerned with their faithfulness to The ...
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Thursday, November 9th, 2006
This is not officially an entry in the series but is more of a question open for discussion. I'm still wrestling with the correct way to proceed with this series. Right now I'm mired in a study of the historical examples of the efficacy of nonviolence. My ...
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Thursday, November 2nd, 2006
I have three daughters. 5, 3 and 1. It's important that you add 1/2 behind each of those ages. I'm a little bit fond of each of them and find them securely and permanently twisted around my heart.
This summer my oldest, Chloe, played basketball in our local ...
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Monday, October 30th, 2006
I've been asked how long I am going to continue this series and why I'm doing it. It's obvious that the amount of discussion that fueled the initial posts has died down considerably.
But that is not why I am doing this.
Suffice it to say, I may continue a while ...
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Monday, October 30th, 2006
It's on Monday, but it still works. This is a sermon from Romans 12.
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006
In the mid-morning hours of September 11th, 2001, before the anger welled up within us and took root in the national psyche, we experienced a communal wave of fear.
Who did this to us?
How could this happen on our soil?
Why would anyone want to harm us in this way?
The uncertainty was ...
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Monday, October 23rd, 2006
The non-violence life is what we see modeled in the person of Jesus. It is consistent in His teachings, life and example.
We have seen the way of Christ exemplified in His denial of self and humility. By way of self-abnegation we are able to make broad steps into ...
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Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
One of the problems that arises in the debate about the biblical foundation for non-violence is a result of flawed theology.
--If you believe that there is going to be a literal, physical war when Jesus returns at the end of some seven year rapture, then you are less likely to ...
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