Theology
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ephesians 6:10-20: the whole armor of God
[serialposts]My husband and I saw The Hobbit last night. An Unexpected Adventure as Tolkein titled it. It was an adventure indeed, full of courage from unlikely, small people, bloody battles, bravery and daring and the strength and victory that comes when those on...
ephesians 6:5-9: bondservants and masters
[serialposts]God Rewards Humble, Unseen Work I grew up needing to be noticed (and maybe I still feel that way, just not as much.) If I created something, I longed to show someone my masterpiece, practically swarming the person with my project, longing for sweet...
ephesians 1:1-14: greeting and spiritual blessings in Christ
[serialposts] "It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything...
hope in advent
Hope. It is an easy thing to say. We hope they get a new job. We hope the people that suffered during the hurricane are doing better. We hope the homeless person finds shelter and eventually a stable life. It's a word we throw around. Some things we really hope...
worship space theology
I've worshipped in many church buildings from different Christian denominations over the last five or six years. From this experience I've noticed that the structure of the worship space makes a difference in my worship experience. I want to discuss how the church...
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psalm 19 [conclusion]
[serialposts]So, what about us? Are we able to declare (now, today, at this time) that same declaration of overwhelming trust? Do we truly believe that God holds the very threads of creation in his hands? Do we live as if the law of the Lord was perfect, pure,...
the bibledude community commentary series: philippians
Some of my favorite conversations about the Bible happen when a bunch of people are sitting around the living room, with some on the couch while others stretch out on the floor. We talk about real life. What it really means to live out whatever passage it is that...
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psalm 19:14 [the declaration]
[serialposts]Now, let us again ask the questions that we began with. These questions were... So how does David get to this point of overwhelming trust in God in his declaration, “O LORD, my rock and my redeemer”? And how does he make such a confession of trust and...
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psalm 19:12-14 [personal prayer]
[serialposts]The final three verses are much more personal than the preceding eleven verses. They are more in the form of prayers than they are declarations about creation or the law of God. In verses twelve and thirteen the psalmist prays for forgiveness of his...
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psalm 19:7-11 [the law]
[serialposts]David describes many attributes of the law. Many of these attributes are accompanied by a description of what benefit the law has to the one who obeys and follows the words of the Lord. In verse seven we read that the law is perfect. When I was in...
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psalm 19:1-6 [creation]
[serialposts]In reading Psalm 19 we can observe that the psalm may be divided into three primary sections: the first six verses refer to creation, the next five refer to the law of the Lord, and the final three verses refer to personal prayer. All three of these...
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psalm 19 [introduction]
[serialposts]This psalm is one of the more popular psalms of David. It is a popular choice for meditative readings. And for good reason as the psalm is full of rich poetic imagery. Many will recognize the opening line, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and...
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surpassing knowledge [ephesians 3:14-21]
Ephesians includes two prayers by Paul concerning the readers of the letter. Ephesians 3:14-21 is the second of those prayers. [1] It's an extraordinary prayer asking Father God to strengthen his people by the power of the Holy Spirit and to have power to know...