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God Uses LIFE to Resolve Conflicts Among His People: You Will Know Them By Their Fruits. Numbers 17.

Image: Almond blossoms. When men enter their most bitter conflicts, how do they resolve them? When men fight over land, religion, power, and money, what tool do they use to determine the winner? DEATH. We’re talking about war, of course. Yes, we try to negotiate. We try to work out our differences. The worst ofContinue reading “God Uses LIFE to Resolve Conflicts Among His People: You Will Know Them By Their Fruits. Numbers 17.”

Beware: False Teachers are Everywhere. Ezekiel 13:1-14.

This morning I came across some crazy ideas online. There was the guy arguing that Christians do not sin. Another said the Apostle Paul was a deceiver who ruined the faith. A preacher argued James (brother of Jesus and author of the Book of James) did not understand the gospel, and that his book containsContinue reading “Beware: False Teachers are Everywhere. Ezekiel 13:1-14.”

FALSE DOCTRINE. Acts 20:29-30.

I was Doug’s camp counselor; he was my FAVORITE seventh grader. Now he is the meanest radical out there. He insults not only me, but was rude to my mom on Facebook—whom he has known his ENTIRE life. I try to laugh with him, but it’s hard. I once shared a comical story online aboutContinue reading “FALSE DOCTRINE. Acts 20:29-30.”

Signs and Wonders. Mark 13:21-23.

When crowds debated whether Jesus was a good man, one common-sense argument stood out: “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” John 9:16. That makes sense, right? Do bad men heal blind eyes or make the lame walk? Do bad men raise the dead? Nicodemus said the same thing directly to Jesus: “No oneContinue reading “Signs and Wonders. Mark 13:21-23.”