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Christian Conflict, part 1

Christian Conflict, part 1

If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.—1 John 4:20 If you are offering ...

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God and Money, part 5: What Is Not For Sale

God and Money, part 5: What Is Not For Sale

The merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over [Babylon]; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more; the merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones…and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. (Revelation 18:11-12a, 13b) ...

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God and Money, part 4: Charity and Justice

God and Money, part 4: Charity and Justice

It is not enough to be generous, and give alms; the enlarged soul, the true philanthropist, is compelled by Christian principle to look beyond the bestowing of a scant pittance to the mere beggar of the day, to the duty ...

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God and Money, part 3: Enough to Give

God and Money, part 3: Enough to Give

Freely you have received, freely give. — Matthew 10:8b A home landscape enables personal subsistence but also generosity.  It enables community to exist and function. — Wendell Berry, What Matters? Over and over the Bible reminds us to share with ...

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God and Money, part 2: How Much Is Enough?

God and Money, part 2: How Much Is Enough?

John D. Rockefeller was once asked how much money it would take to be satisfied.  He answered, “Just a little bit more!” — Richard Foster There are 2 ways to get enough: one is to continue to accumulate more and ...

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God and Money, part 1

God and Money, part 1

No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.—Matthew 6:24 Rats and roaches live ...

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Strengthen What Remains, part 5: The Never-Ending Task

Strengthen What Remains, part 5: The Never-Ending Task

When the Kingdom of God enters into the world it is judged by the world and found to be dangerous to all of its tentative harmonies and relative justice. –Reinhold Niebuhr If the parties and people we favor lose this ...

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Strengthen What Remains, part 4: Love Your Enemies

Strengthen What Remains, part 4: Love Your Enemies

Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.—Matthew 5:44 There is nothing in the life of Christ which says one cannot have opponents and even persecutors, but one ...

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Strengthen What Remains, part 3: Love Thy Neighbor

And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’—Matthew 25:40 There’s been a lot of disagreement this election season about ...

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Strengthen What Remains, part 2: Be Not Afraid

Strengthen What Remains, part 2: Be Not Afraid

Fear politics are…. directed at you, as an individual.  And the way you personally deal with these attempts to influence your mind will make a difference, more powerful than you know, in our recovery as a nation–Martha Stout, The Paranoia ...

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