Monthly Archives: February 2019

The Artist

Posted on February 28, 2019 by salooper57

He paints his birds and fish and sunsets with hues so vivid and lines so bold that our most Avant Garde painters seem tame by comparison. Continue reading →

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Playing Favorites (Sermon from James 2:1-13)

Posted on February 27, 2019 by salooper57

Here is a link to the latest sermon from the James series titled Wise Up. (Total run time is 24:35.) http://clovermedia.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/store/79806b0d-0c80-4d63-83ea-040d8666d19a/7b390a18cb/audio.mp3

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A Key to Understanding Difficult Bible Passages

Posted on February 23, 2019 by salooper57

When we enter into that confluence of time, God will bring “all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.” Then the old order of things will pass away… Continue reading →

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The Old Suitcase

Posted on February 21, 2019 by salooper57

Many people come to the Bible the way I go to that suitcase. They rummage through it, looking for anything interesting or anyone they might recognize. Continue reading →

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Panorama

Posted on February 19, 2019 by salooper57

We look to the beginning, to creation, and then turn our gaze to the end, to the judgment and beyond, and at both the beginning and the end, we find the same figure. Continue reading →

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Love a Spouse Can Trust

Posted on February 16, 2019 by salooper57

Larry King didn’t need wives. He needed tropical fish. He needed something pretty that didn’t talk back, didn’t demand his attention. Continue reading →

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Slow to Anger (James 1:19-21)

Posted on February 15, 2019 by salooper57

Is anger negatively impacting your life? This 26-minute sermon may help. Just click and listen. http://clovermedia.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/store/79806b0d-0c80-4d63-83ea-040d8666d19a/5830061f93/audio.mp3

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Wide Angle

Posted on February 14, 2019 by salooper57

On the plains of Peru there is a network of strange lines made by an ancient people known as the Nazea. Some of these lines cover as many as ten square miles. For years archeologists assumed that the lines were … Continue reading →

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A Horror Story

Posted on February 12, 2019 by salooper57

But sin not only follows us; it follows us with a hatchet. Sin commits patricide and matricide: it kills the people who brought it into existence. Continue reading →

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Is it Wrong for Christians to Evangelize?

Posted on February 9, 2019 by salooper57

Christ’s spokesmen are not salespeople, trying to talk folks into doing something they would rather not do. Continue reading →

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