Musings
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Cross
Originally posted 1/21/25 Cross is the 6th C of History. If you haven’t read the other articles in the series: The cross was frequently used by the Romans and became a symbol of death. It was a painful and degrading way to die. Most ulitimately died by suffication. As the person hungon the cross, he
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Confusion
Originally posted 1/14/25 Genesis 9:1 tells us, “And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” They were to spread out and populate the earth. We read in Gen 11 that the people did not obey God. Genesis 11:1-9–”1 Now the whole earth had one
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Corruption
Originally posted 1/7/25 This is the second article in a series about the “7 C’s of history”. Corruption Confusion Creation Everything was perfect in the Garden. God communed with Adam and Eve in the Garden. Can you imagine what it would have been like to “commune” with God? God gave few instructions. In Genesis 2:15-17
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Creation
Originally posted 12/31/24 When we visited the Ark Encounter in June, I didn’t realize that the Creation Museum should have also been on my bucket list. We were on vacation and tired of the midwestern humidity. It was indoors so we went. It wasn’t as expansive as the ark, but it was equally as impactful.
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Taming the Tongue
Originally posted 12/10/24 The idea of taming the tongue sounds so easy. My mother always told us to say nothing if we couldn’t say anything nice. That was a lesson I didn’t completely master. As I have gotten older, I am better. In my younger days, my tongue was sharp. I like to think I
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Crowns
Originally posted 12/3/25 The ladies at my church are studying the book of Revelation. We read in Revelation 4:4, “Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads.” Have you ever wondered what those crowns were for? In Rev 4:10-11
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Theology in the Church, Part 6
Originally posted 11/19/24 This is a continuation of a series on Theology in the Church. Theology Part 5Theology Part 4 Theology Part 3 Theology Part 2 Theology Part 1 The Bible has the authority to tell us what we must do. Ninety-four percent of Evangelicals believe this statement. I am a little concerned about
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Theology in the Church, Part 5
Originally posted 11/12/24 This is a continuation of a series on Theology in the Church. Theology Part 4Theology Part 3 Theology Part 2 Theology Part 1 Sex outside of traditional marriage is a sin. Ninety-four percent of Evangelicals believe this to be true. My first instinct is to always run to Scripture when I have
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Theology in The Church, Part 4
Originally posted 11/5/24 This is a continuation of a series on Theology in the Church. Theology Part 3 Theology Part 2Theology Part 1 The Bible, like all sacred writings, contains helpful accounts of ancient myths but is not literally true. Seventy-one percent of Evangelicals believe that this statement is false. If I interpret this
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Theology in the Church Part 3
Originally posted 10/29/24 This is the third in a series of articles about theology. If you haven’t read the first one, click here. If you haven’t read part 2, click here. Everyone sins a little, but most people are good by nature. Thirty-nine percent of Evangelicals believe that people are good by nature. I