Category: Bible
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Religious leaders sue in Florida arguing that having abortion is an issue of religious liberty
The Washington Post has an article about a group of religious leaders in Florida who are suing the state over abortion restrictions with the argument that it violates their religious freedom. Florida’s new abortion laws do not ban abortions outright (unfortunately). But they do ban abortions after 15 weeks unless there are risks to the…
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Creation and uncreation – The flood and Genesis 7
Perhaps the best known story in the Bible of God’s judgment is the story of Noah’s Ark. At the beginning of the story, Genesis talks of a world that has fallen further and further into sin and that the Lord saves one man (Noah) and his family from the destruction that was to come. Another…
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Sermon: The Ten Commandments – Exodus 20:1-17
It’s one of the best known passages of the entire Bible. The Ten Commandments. They form the basis for Judeo-Christian morality and God’s covenant with Moses. But we so often don’t do a good job of following these commands. That points us to our situation as sinful people but the good news of the gospel…
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The Warren Harding error
The Warren Harding Effect In his book Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell tells this story of an influential political figure from Ohio meeting a young politician named Warren Harding and being so impressed by the look and temperament of the young Harding that he instantly thought that the state senator had potential to one day be…
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Jesus and the heavenly harvest. The Church’s work. Studying John 4:35-42
A time to harvest Once again, Jesus uses a metaphor to point to a spiritual reality. Verse 35: Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Obviously in farming, there’s a gap between sowing, when you plant seeds, and when you harvest the crops. You don’t plant seeds today with…
Josh Benner 