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Become Your True Self

Posted on November 4, 2025 by salooper57

Last week, we talked about moving closer to Christ. That takes faith. It can be scary moving closer to him, because it means we’re moving further away from something else – maybe something we enjoy, something our identity is wrapped … Continue reading →

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Covenant: What It Is, How It Works

Posted on October 15, 2025 by salooper57

We are taking two weeks to try to understand what it means to be in covenant with God. Covenant plays an important role in the story of the Bible because God is conducting his rescue operation for creation in partnership … Continue reading →

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Time for a Change

Posted on February 4, 2025 by salooper57

Do you know what it means if you do what everyone else does and desire the same things they desire? It means you have been assimilated…. if you are pursuing the same goals, valuing the same stuff, and spending time the same way as everyone else, you’re not living here as a foreigner. Continue reading →

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Proof of Faith (I Peter 1:6-9)

Posted on January 28, 2025 by salooper57

God loves to praise his children. He will bring up things we have long forgotten. “Oh, I loved it that day when you stopped on the interstate to help that old couple from Missouri.” “I was so proud of you when you gave your little sister those beads that you wanted for yourself.” “But Lord, I was only 5 years old.” And he will say, “Yes! Yes! Wasn’t it wonderful?” 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 Power of Wisdom and Revelation for Believers

Posted on October 3, 2024 by salooper57

Let’s not misread that, as if Paul had written, “the hope of your calling.” This calling is not full of hope because we receive it but because God issues it. Continue reading →

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Proud of Jesus?

Posted on September 1, 2024 by salooper57

I posted an article yesterday (https://shaynelooper.com/?p=4314) about my journey from embarrassment to pride over Jesus. I’d love to hear if other people have been on this journey. Are you proud of Jesus? Do you want others to know that you … Continue reading →

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Baptism: Grave, Garden, Stage

Posted on July 30, 2024 by salooper57

We baptized 7 people this past Sunday in a joyous celebration of God’s work in their lives and their determination to be Jesus’s people. Standing next to the pool where we baptized these committed people, I shared the following brief … Continue reading →

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Old Dogs and Old Tricks

Posted on March 15, 2024 by salooper57

My wife and I finished up at our beloved church at the end of October, then spent two months in Texas to be near our son and his family. It was a good time. We got to see our 2-year-old … Continue reading →

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Judas and the Roots of Betrayal

Posted on March 2, 2024 by salooper57

People have wondered what motivated Judas to betray Jesus for almost two millennium. There has been much speculation, from scholars and lay people alike, but it has been just that: speculation. However, we do know of two things in Judas’s … Continue reading →

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