In God’s spiritual economy, grace is the currency. What I mean is that if we think about anything of value in the spiritual life, it always begins with God as the source. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or […]
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The American culture is intrinsically competitive. In fact, it was founded on the so-called democratic process, which implies elections. Elections, by definition, imply some form of competition between candidates for public office. America’s financial model is also competitive, being capitalistic. Where a winner takes the office in a democracy, a winner takes the market in
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We learn in grade school that we are to respect one another, to care for one another, to “remember the golden rule” (treat others the way you want to be treated). We’re taught to treat everyone the same, without regard to their station in life. However, here’s the rub… When we grow up, society rewards
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OUTLINE: Gill on Jn 6:29“Jesus answered and said unto them, this is the work of God,… The main and principal one, and which is well pleasing in his sight; and without which it is impossible to please him; and without which no work whatever is a good work; and this is of the operation of
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I had to spend some time with a person recently that, in all honesty, just rubs me the wrong way. This person spent the majority of our interaction attempting to assert themselves over me. It’s interesting that this type of person never seems to get the “hint” when I refuse to respond in kind. I
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According to NFL.com, the website for the National Football League (NFL), in 1970 football overtook baseball as America’s favorite spectator sport. As a spectator myself, I can understand why. To give this phenomenon some context, data journalist Noah Veltman stated, “Nowadays, if you’re 6 foot 3 inches and 280 pounds, you’re too big for most skill
Post-Season Expansion Read More »