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Coming HomeSource: Thoughts from the Heart on the Left
I am preaching at Ridges/Roxbury UMC and the United Methodist Church of Springdale (both in the Stamford, CT) area this coming Sunday. The Scriptures for this Sunday were Joshua 5: 9 – 12, 2 Corinthians 5: 16 – 21, and Luke 15: 1 – 3, 11 – 32. The service at the Ridges/Roxbury church is at 9 and the service at the Springdale church is at 10:30. You are welcome to attend. —————————————————————————— I have written and spoken. . . On Why the Culture of Corruption in Washington Will Only Get WorseSource: Allan R. Bevere
In an interview this morning, pollster Scott Rasmussen said that consistently over the years when they poll people asking them whom they trust more, politicians or used car salesmen, the answer is consistently the same regardless of the political party in power. People trust the used car salesmen. Confronting Evil II: The Example of JesusSource: Jody's Devotionals
1And he went to the other side of the sea, to the territory of the Gerasenes. 2Right when he got out of the boat, he was met by a man with an unclean spirit who came out from among the tombs. 3The man lived in the tombs, and neither chains nor anything else could bind him, 4because he had been bound with shackles and chains, and he broke the chains and shattered the shackles, and nobody could control him. 5Night and day he would be among the tombs and in the hills screaming and cutting himself with. . . Other recent posts:What Happened to All the Folks Screaming "Empire!" Temporary Christianity Cost What is the value of the future? The Fruits of the Vineyard On the Road with Jesus Cost of Wisdom |
From the editor:
Herold Weiss: The Spade and the Book
Dr. Herold Weiss takes on the topic of Biblical archeology and whether there should be such a specific field. A short excerpt:
Not long afterwards it was questioned whether there was such a thing as biblical archaeology. Finding material artifacts that help us to understand better ancient history tells us nothing specific about the Bible as Word of God. It only informs us about the history of the ancient Near East. Still, for those who think the Bible contains not only “the truth of the Gospel” (Gal. 2:5) but also scientific or historical truth, to show that “secular” evidence confirms the biblical narratives is of great importance.
Read the rest at Spectrum Magazine.
(Dr. Herold Weiss is author of the forthcoming Energion title Finding My Way in Christianity, to be released September 1, 2010.)
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