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Can’t Wait to Be Patient: A look at James 5:7-12
God is not willing to sacrifice your future to ease your present … He will make things right; you can depend on it. But, better by far, he will make you right – just don’t short-circuit what he is doing. You must be patient. You must trust him. Continue reading
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Posted in Spiritual life, Bible, Sermons
Tagged Patience, How to Become Patient, James 5:7-12
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The Most Damaging Lie: “It’s No Use”
The lie becomes more destructive as it filters down to the relationship level. The more intimate the relationship, the more damage the lie causes. Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, relationships, Theology
Tagged Dorothy Sayers, lies we tell ourselves, Misbeliefs
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Tower of Babel
No matter what materials humanity uses to build that bridge – social engineering, religion, education, morality – none will reach nearly far enough. If a bridge is to be built, God must build it. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Broken Pieces, Theology
Tagged biblical theology, God and the individual, Tower of Babel
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Money Talks – and it is talking about you!
It’s a blabbermouth, really; always talking about the person who has it and, for the most part, telling the truth. In that way, it is like a child, talking about his or her parents. Continue reading
Religion Is Not an End in Itself
That is analogous to telling someone in Iowa that to get to the intersection of Forest Drive and Hicks Avenue in Annapolis, Maryland they must go east. It’s not that it isn’t true; it just isn’t very helpful. Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Lifestyle, Spiritual life
Tagged God's ways, Psalm 86, religion and self-improvement
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What’s Your Pleasure
(James 4:1-12; listening time: 26:09http://lockwoodchurch.org/media) For some family members, church members, and co-workers, spats and verbal conflicts are a part of life. When things get so bad they can’t take it anymore, they leave – the family, the church, the … Continue reading
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Jesus and the Psychology of Happiness
Popular psychology has been transitioning over the past couple of decades. It’s happier now or, at least, it’s talking about happiness more than it did. For generations, psychology was principally interested in pathology, in aberrant and self-defeating behaviors. Psychiatry has … Continue reading
Irrefutable Evidence of the Reign of Death
The Apostle Paul wrote: “. . . just as sin entered the world through one man [Adam], and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned – for before the law was given, … Continue reading
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Wise Guy: The Two Kinds of Wisdom in James 3
http://lockwoodchurch.org/media (listening time: 25:24) Who is wise? Who’s got the answers? Who knows how to live the good life? Before you can answer the question “Who is wise?” you need to clarify which kind of wisdom you are talking about. … Continue reading
Get off the Bandwagon of Hate
Six days after the 9/11 attacks, in remarks made at the Islamic Center in Washington, D.C., President George W. Bush told his audience, “These acts of violence against innocents violate the fundamental tenets of the Islamic faith.” He went on … Continue reading
