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Unity: A Failed Prayer of Jesus?

Shortly before He was crucified for your sins and mine, Jesus prayed this prayer: “I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be [...]

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Various Spring Thursday Musings

A variety of thoughts on this sunny April Thursday: + I was thinking how power is the modern equivalent of will. We want to have power over all aspects of our lives, with powerlessness one of the most hated of all hateful ideas. But if we take Christ’s “not my will, but yours, be done” [...]

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Scolds, Killjoys & Blackmailers: When “Good Christians” Become Annoyances

Something was wrong with Jimmy Swaggart. Watching his TV show back in the 70s and ’80s, I noticed the gradual change: Swaggart went from preaching the Gospel to letting everyone know just who was in error, who was doing it wrong, and who was screwing up. We all know who was ultimately screwing up, don’t [...]

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