Musings
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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
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Theology in the Church Part 2
Originally posted 10/22/24 This is the second in a series of articles about theology. If you haven’t read the first one, click here. Jesus is the first and greatest being created by God. Seventy-three percent of Evangelicals believe that God created Jesus. Why do Christians believe that God created Jesus? This is a really good
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Theology in the Church, Part 1
Originally posted 10/15/24 I have been reading the book, Deep Discipleship, by JT English. I have found it to be a challenging topic. The basic premise of the book is about the process of the church teaching its people to be disciples of Christ. Churches have gone from active Sunday School programs and BIble studies
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Chiasm
Originally posted 9/17/24 There have been several times in Bible study when the topic of “chiasm” surfaces. What is a chiasm? I am so glad you asked. Let’s look at someone smarter than me for the answer. According to www.gotquestions.org, “A chiasm (also called a chiasmus) is a literary device in which a sequence of
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Can’t I Do It Just This Once?
Originally posted 8/27/24 A little over a year ago, I became the Worship leader for our church. I was not a pastor and I would not attempt to fill that role. My job was to lead the music and set the tone for worship. It was a job that I felt grossly unqualified for. I