Monthly Archives: June 2019

When God Moved to the Old-Folks Home

Posted on June 29, 2019 by salooper57

…have relegated God to the celestial nursing home. They may visit him on Sundays or they may not, but they don’t expect to meet him on Main Street. Continue reading →

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The Empty Promise: Salvation Without a Savior

Posted on June 22, 2019 by salooper57

Some people are looking for salvation without a savior, justice without a judge, and utopia without a heaven. Continue reading →

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Jesus Reveals God: Father

Posted on June 17, 2019 by salooper57

http://lockwoodchurch.org/media (Listening time: 26:47) My wife Karen became a mom before I became a dad. At least, our awareness of parenthood happened at different times. She became a mom on the day she learned she was carrying a child. I … Continue reading →

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The Insurgency of Love Is Looking for Recruits

Posted on June 15, 2019 by salooper57

In 2007, President George W. Bush ordered the deployment of more than 20,000 soldiers to Bagdad and the Anbar Province in Iraq. The objective was, in part, a “unified, democratic federal Iraq that can govern itself, defend itself, and sustain … Continue reading →

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What Jesus Revealed About God: God is Light

Posted on June 13, 2019 by salooper57

http://lockwoodchurch.org/media (Listening time: 25 minutes) The most religious thing I heard when I was a boy – and I heard it often – was from my mother: “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” I hardly thought about God at all but, … Continue reading →

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Take Advantage of Second Chance Opportunities

Posted on June 8, 2019 by salooper57

He is not merely the God of the second chance, but of the third and fourth and hundredth and thousandth. Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Supper: What’s It All About?

Posted on June 4, 2019 by salooper57

http://lockwoodchurch.or/media (Listening time: 24:27) When the 14th century theologian and Bible scholar John Wickliffe said the bread and wine of the Lord’s Supper remains bread and wine even after it has been consecrated, the pope labelled him “the Master of … Continue reading →

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Why You Should Not Claim “the Right Side of History”

Posted on June 1, 2019 by salooper57

History doesn’t have sides nor does it take sides. It is simply the story of which sides we have taken. Continue reading →

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