Accept One Another
Romans 15:7 · “One Another” Series, Lesson 2 The Command I. Love Comes to the Front Door Let me begin by telling a story. Many years ago, when I was still in college, I attended my first church retreat; it was in the Hill Country of Texas. And… I wore shorts. I didn’t know there was an unwritten rule against wearing shorts. Everyone wore long pants. I didn’t even notice I was the only one in shorts. Nobody explained it beforehand, and nobody took me aside when I arrived. People simply avoided me. They didn’t talk to me; they kept…
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Love One Another
I. Introduction Most organizations want to be recognized. Companies spend millions of dollars to create logos so you can recognize them. Here’s a quick quiz — how many of these company logos can you name? Answers: Row 1: Marriott, Shell, Nike, Popeyes, Pepsi, Atari, Union 76, ToyotaRow 2: Prudential, AT&T, Chevrolet, Adobe, John Deere, McDonald’s, Continental Airlines (now United’s globe), HondaRow 3: Facebook, Chevron, Motorola, Mercedes-Benz, American Airlines, Mazda, Hilton, Taco BellRow 4: Volkswagen, General Mills, Guinness, Anheuser-Busch, Audi, Microsoft, DreamWorks, Apple Sports teams have uniforms. Schools have mascots. Families have resemblances — you look at a child and say,…
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I AM The True Vine
I. Introduction Diane is a wonderful gardener. Our backyard is an oasis – flowers grow everywhere. She tends the roses and the hibiscus, which she calls her “biscuits,” and she prunes them faithfully. And sometimes, she’ll cut an especially beautiful flower and put it in a vase in the kitchen. And here’s the thing about that kitchen flower – it’s already dead. It was dead the moment it was cut. The water in the vase just slows down the news. Now, I don’t have a green thumb, but I don’t think the kitchen flower dies because of me. No…
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A Response to “The Protestant Reformation Was a Total Failure. Period.”
I don’t usually delve into discussions of apostasy or church authority. My own personal feeling is to pursue unity where possible — Paul puts it well in Ephesians 4:3: “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” But I recently read an article on Catholic Share by Godwin Delali Adadzie titled “The Protestant Reformation Was a Total Failure. Period.” The title is not subtle, but the argument is earnest, and Mr. Adadzie is clearly a thoughtful writer who cares about his faith. I wrote him a brief note expressing my disagreement, he responded…
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I AM The Way, the Truth and the Life
I. Introduction There’s a specific kind of frustration that comes when you ask someone for directions and they say, “You can’t miss it.” Diane always says that when someone tells you, “You can’t miss it,” you are now guaranteed to miss it. You can always miss it. I have missed things that multiple confident people assured me I could not miss. And then there’s the other version — the person who doesn’t give you directions at all. They say, ‘Just follow me.’ Which is great, unless you lose them at the second light, and now you’re on a one-way street…
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Chasing the Wind 