Tag Archives: Faith

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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Jesus and the Samaritan Woman – John 4 (a Sermon)

Posted on July 7, 2026 by salooper57

Relations between Jews and Samaritans were so bad at the time Jesus met the woman at the well, a Jew would insult another Jew by calling him a “Samaritan.” When some angry men called Jesus a devil-possessed Samaritan, it was the meanest thing they could think of to say. 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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Faith: Don’t Take It Lightly

Posted on June 20, 2026 by salooper57

People who come to Jesus are not joining a religious club or a theological society. They’re joining the Resistance. Continue reading →

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Reason to Rejoice: Jesus, Genesis 1, and John 1

Posted on June 17, 2026 by salooper57

While we were talking, some noise and commotion caught our attention, and we looked up to see about 20 Senegalese men pointing at us and shouting the same word over and over. 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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The Interactive Story (Luke 5:27-29)

Posted on June 10, 2026 by salooper57

Life is absurd for everyone who refuses to merge his or her story into God’s story. If your storyline is not woven into his story, then all the suffering and loss – and even the happiness and success – are meaningless. 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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