Tag: bible
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Travel Light—Letting Go of Stuff
In August of this next year, my daughter Olivia will be riding in the longest, most grueling horse race on the planet. It is 1000km (620 miles) across the Mongolian steppe desert. It will undoubtedly be a memorable and epic journey for her. Part of the preparation is figuring out what to pack for the…
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Our Values—What is important to us?
A reality for all of us, whether we are talking about individuals, families, or churches, is this: If you don’t know your target, you will hit it every time. If you’re aiming at nothing, you will hit nothing. That is a universal truth. Several weeks ago, we started a conversation that, I hope, reminds us…
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Our Values—What’s Important to Us?
Vision 2025—More about our values. Earlier this week, I was in Beaverton at a conference. For the first couple of days, I used Apple Maps to get around town from my hotel to the conference venue. On the last day of the conference, I felt good about navigating the area we were in, so I…
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Our Values—What is important to us?
I remember what life was like before there were cell phones. I won’t lie; sometimes I dream about smashing my phone. But one little piece of technology that I do really like is my GPS. The GPS is great because it does a few things. The obvious feature we all love about GPS is its…
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The Gospel Unveiled—The Solution to Original Sin
On August 6, 1945, one man, Harry Truman, ordered the atomic bomb dropped over the city of Hiroshima, Japan. The death, the devastation, and the destruction that followed that event were unparalleled in history. The atomic bomb changed the entire course of geo-political events, as every building within 4.7 miles of the epicenter was leveled…
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The Gospel Unveiled—Abraham’s Faith—Romans 4
Paul says to the church, “You are not justified (or made righteous) by what you do, but by faith (or belief) alone in Jesus.” This is a radical statement for both Jews and Gentiles in the church in Rome. This idea is counter-cultural in many ways. Justification means being declared righteous—as though we never sinned…
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The Gospel Unveiled—The Universality of Sin
Do you parents remember the moment your first child was born? Do you remember how helpless they were at that moment? They needed you for everything. Their survival was dependent upon you. Paul is setting up his Jewish readers to understand where true righteousness comes from. His point will be that righteousness doesn’t come from…
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The Gospel Unveiled—Religion is no Solution
Rom 2:17-29 One of the tricky things about being a pastor is the pressure to have all the answers. It may shock some of you to know I don’t actually have all the answers. There are still things in scripture that I am trying to wrap my head around. There are things I don’t always…
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Satan in the Bible: 14 Sobering Facts about the Devil
The following is an article written by the staff of Logos. It goes well with our new series, Strategies of the Enemy. I will post the text of the article here but it can also be viewed on their website at https://www.logos.com/grow/satan-in-the-bible/ He’s the universe’s public enemy number one, the chief opponent of God and…
Chris Hankel 