Author Archives: salooper57

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About salooper57

Husband, father, pastor, follower. I am a disciple of Jesus, learning how to do life from him. I read, write, walk, play a little guitar, enjoy my family.

Sealed with a Quark: Creation and Its Mysteries

Posted on November 16, 2024 by salooper57

If the neutron mass were 0.998 of its actual value, there would be no atoms at all. That ratio is fine tuned to an unthinkably small fraction. It is the difference between the “weight” of one quark and another. Continue reading →

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God Wants to Empower You (Ephesians 3:14-17)

Posted on November 14, 2024 by salooper57

I’ve met parents who do not empower their children, even when they are twenty or thirty years old. I could almost believe they preferred their children to remain weak so they could control them. God is not that kind of parent. He wants his children to become strong. Continue reading →

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Jesus, Don’t You Care?

Posted on November 9, 2024 by salooper57

Again, those telltale words: “Don’t you care?” There is something in us that is not quite sure that he does. Continue reading →

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The Christian’s Duty to Pray for the Next President

Posted on November 2, 2024 by salooper57

I see no contradiction in both praying for our rulers and yet also praying against them. – Christopher J. H. Wright Continue reading →

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Know the Unknowable (Ephesians 3:17-19)

Posted on October 31, 2024 by salooper57

We tend to think there are smart people who comprehend things and there are strong people who get things done. The smart people wore glasses, walked around with their noses in books, and got beat up a lot when they were kids. And of course, it was the strong kids who beat them up Continue reading →

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The Halloween Post: What the Bible Says About the Walking Dead

Posted on October 26, 2024 by salooper57

Their transgression and sins were not the cause of this deadness, but its result; the way a stench is not the cause of physical death, but results from it. Continue reading →

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Incomparable Power (Ephesians 1:19-23)

Posted on October 23, 2024 by salooper57

What are “the believing” believing? In my experience, many people who profess belief in God have little more than a blur or smear of religious thoughts – some quite pagan – about a God who is generally nice and will look after us and take us to heaven when we die. Continue reading →

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Jesus: Liberal or Conservative?

Posted on October 19, 2024 by salooper57

When it comes to the question of whether Jesus is a conservative or a liberal, I think there is evidence for both, but there is no evidence that he is a Republican or a Democrat. He calls Republicans and Democrats to join his side. He will not join theirs. Continue reading →

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Immeasurable Power (Ephesians 1:19-23)

Posted on October 16, 2024 by salooper57

…we will only experience God’s power if something in our life uses God’s power. Our houses have TVs and computers, stoves and dishwashers, fans and hairdryers, and they all use electricity. Is there anything in our lives that uses God’s power? Continue reading →

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The Power of Community to Shape Us

Posted on October 12, 2024 by salooper57

Into this mess, Jesus comes to save us. Instead of trying to hurdle into God’s place, as the first Adam did, the second Adam hurtles into the depths, like a skydiver trying to catch someone whose chute has failed. Continue reading →

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