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Salt and Light
Nowadays, salt and light might be considered bad things. We go for low sodium foods. We worry about skin cancer from too much light and light pollution making it impossible to see the stars at night. However, the ancient people considered salt and light precious. The word salary comes from the Latin word salt. Salt…
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Wisdom Or Folly?
There’s a lot of ways we might be tempted to spruce up the Christian message. Emphasize that God loves you, and minimize the parts about what God wants from you. Highlight the promises of health, wealth, and prosperity, and put the tough parts of following Jesus in the fine print. We can grow the church…
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A New Israel
Wherever the Kingdom of Heaven is, there is redemption and new life. Jesus’ ministry brought the Kingdom of Heaven because Jesus Himself is the King! We see life in the Kingdom as Jesus calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John to follow him in this adventure. We see life in the Kingdom as Jesus teaches in…