Seldom have I had the opportunity to wade into a major-happening-now theological debate. The golden rule of doctrinal discussion is to offend everyone. I consider myself qualified to do this. Today we discuss: is the Pew or the Couch better to encourage one another in the presence of God? Christians throughout the centuries have debated […]
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Most religions proclaim that God is everywhere. Christianity proclaims that God is standing beside you. Huge difference. A few verses from Psalm 139:1-6 (OGV) describes God’s presence with us … God, you know and understand me. You notice when I sit down and rise up; All that I do and everyplace that I go —
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I apologize in advance – some of you will be sleeping even less this summer! Fear is a unique feature of our existence. There is a part of our brain that uses fear to trigger flight or fight. There is the fear treadmill that we can spin incessantly in our minds. While following God’s Spirit,
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It has taken 67 years to build the world of Grant Edwards. I have a house, a theology, a family, a degree of comfort, ambitions, ideas, a political stance, and Bible doctrine. I believe that I am right in these things. I’ve learned that it is dangerous to quickly dismiss opposing thoughts. Even though I
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Sowers … A week ago someone texted me and said, “Remember what you said to me a few years ago, I have never forgotten this statement and it has helped me.” I didn’t remember what I had said but I was glad that it helped. I have to admit this happens a lot. It is
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Today, I’m thinking about heroes. I have several in my life: of course my parents, and I would include John Wilson, a pastor in Springfield that enabled my entry into the ministry. I could list several others but I will stop with Lewis Foster, my seminary professor. He kept me from quitting my master’s level
God does the impossible. In creation something came from nothing — there was nothing and in a nanosecond the universe and even time existed. Something can’t come from nothing. Science says it’s impossible. Moses and the entire nation of Israel were in difficulty. Behind Israel was Pharaoh and the mightiest army in the world and
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Saints… The Apostle Paul stayed at a house in Rome for two years. He was not allowed to go outside. Sounds like today in America. Paul’s was not a self-imposed quarantine but a Caesar-imposed quarantine. He was in prison awaiting trial. In ancient Rome, prisoners could choose to be imprisoned in a dungeon (not good!)
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Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still and know that I am God.” Another version says, “Cease striving and know that I am God.” I would translate the verse as, “Be quiet. Stop the busyness. Listen to God!” We assume wrongly that God always speaks through lightning bolts, burning bushes, or tongues of fire. When I hear
Learn to throw your anxieties on the Lord. Casting anxiety is the secret to finding peace. But you have to throw something — you have to throw everything. We clutch too easily to things other than God. We love it, we desire it, and it has become so familiar. We pray, we meditate on scripture,
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