Category: Commentary
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Sermon: Crossing the Red Sea – Exodus 14:5-31
5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the mind of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” 6 So he made ready his chariot and took his army with him, 7 and took six…
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The Supreme Court and LGBT rights – 2 major decisions in 5 years
Tomorrow will be the fifth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision which guaranteed the right to marry for same-sex couples. In the years preceding the decision, state after state after state voted against it. 32 of 33 states where this was voted on, voted no. In 13 of those states, the vote wasn’t even close,…
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Writer calls some depictions of Jesus racist and calls for their destruction
It was only a matter of time. Activist and writer Shaun King has taken aim at images and sculptures which depict Jesus as white. On Twitter, King said: Yes, I think the statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down. They are a form of white supremacy. Always have been. In…
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Institutions under attack – progressive politics are not the answer
Racism is a terrible scourge upon humanity and a sin that is in the hearts of way too many of our fellow citizens. Much has been said over the last few weeks on the subject of race in America. There’s been a vocal group (who’s small relative to the size of our population) who’s called…
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In the beginning was the word – 4 things we learn from the opening of John’s Gospel
The gospel of John opens up with a profound theological affirmation about the nature and identity of Jesus. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that…
Josh Benner 