Category Archives: Spiritual life

Jesus: The Bread of Life (1) – John 6

Posted on July 16, 2026 by salooper57

It was a magical, Hogwarts School of Theology kind of teaching, but you can see where the idea came from. The rabbis believed that eating the manna would make people deathless, and in Isaiah, what does God do at the Great Banquet? He takes away death forever. Continue reading →

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The Great Recycling Enterprise

Posted on July 11, 2026 by salooper57

In my own life, my older brother’s death when I was in 6th grade was a tragedy. It was not good in any way; it was horrible. But God nevertheless brought good out of it. Continue reading →

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When Jesus Gave the Silent Treatment

Posted on July 4, 2026 by salooper57

And how does Jesus respond to this woman, whose heart was breaking for her little girl? He gives her the silent treatment. He heard her pleas, knew her distress, and yet walked away without saying a word. Continue reading →

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Why God Wants You to Believe in Him

Posted on June 27, 2026 by salooper57

Faith is connective. When we trust a person, we naturally connect to that person. It is by trust that humans connect to God, “whom to know,” as Jesus once said, “is eternal life.” Continue reading →

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The “Residue” Inside Us

Posted on June 13, 2026 by salooper57

This is true whether or not they ever pray, attend corporate worship services, or believe in God. Everything that happens “inside us” (as well as “to us”) has spiritual implications because Homo sapiens is a spiritual being. Continue reading →

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Could God Be Angry With You?

Posted on June 6, 2026 by salooper57

Does [God] use punishment as an instrument of control? Do we need to hold pro-God rallies (Sunday mornings at 11:00) and offer the Almighty extravagant praise, lest his wrath burst out at us? Is God some kind of cosmic tyrant who requires constant appeasement? Continue reading →

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Good News about the Day of Judgment (2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:11-15)

Posted on June 4, 2026 by salooper57

No one is thrown into that lake because they have sinned. If that were the case, we would all go there, since “there is no difference: for all have sinned” (Romans 3:22-23). People do not end up in hell because they have sinned, but because they do not have life. Continue reading →

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The Epidemic of Foul Speech

Posted on May 30, 2026 by salooper57

When the infamous “Watergate Tapes” were made public, Richard Nixon was embarrassed and humiliated because the public learned of the foul language that he routinely used in private. Continue reading →

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Is It Time to Be Afraid?

Posted on May 23, 2026 by salooper57

It is as if they got out of The Perfect Storm just in time to enter The Exorcist. It was almost like Jesus was taking them through exposure therapy to help them overcome their fears. Continue reading →

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Beyond the Big Bang: Christ as the Source of Two Creations

Posted on May 16, 2026 by salooper57

Scientists tell us that the entire universe came into existence in an instant from a single point (“singularity” in cosmological lingo), but according to the Bible, the entire universe came into being from a single person. Christ is the singularity out of which the first creation sprang and from which a new creation is emerging. Continue reading →

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