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God of Comfort
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”2 Corinthians 1:3-4 As…
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War and Meaning
Why Do We Go To War? “War exposes the capacity for evil that lurks not far below the surface within all of us”Chris Hedges I have been in and near a few war-torn countries including Syria, and while the reasons for conflict might be different, the horror and devastation experienced by refugees and those displaced…
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How Holy Is God?
I guess the quick answer is VERY! As I said in my last post I am reading through the Chronological Bible, and have just come out of the very bloody wars post Exodus Israel, and am now into the choosing of Israel’s King, Saul. It doesn’t surprise me that men like Sam Harris and Richard…
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Does God Owe You An Answer?
I have been reading through the One Year Chronological Bible for my time in the word, and Job comes up chronologically right after Genesis. Some scholars actually believe it was written before Genesis. It was a timely read, and although I have read it before, it seemed as though I was reading through a different…
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Trusting God’s Provisional Promise
Check out a sermon on Mark 6:30-44 I gave on January 2nd, 2022 at the Fields Church in Carlsbad California! All too often we see this miracle that Jesus did, and then make the application that He would always miraculously provide, but that misses the point of why Mark, as well as the other 3…
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Who Is Your Neighbor and Why Does It Matter? (Podcast)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yfjta-1148cf4 Who is your neighbor? And how does this conversation Jesus had with a religious leader relevant to our culture at this time? Have we politicized the gospel to the point that it has become something different than the gospel we find in the New Testament? How should the gospel effect the way we view…
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Are Medical Workers Heroes?
I would have to say when it comes to medicine and medical workers I am a bit of an expert. I have had numerous surgeries from multiple injuries due to playing sports such as football, hockey, and Rugby and hobbies such as rock climbing, motocross, and surfing. And because of this reality, I have been…
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Have We Politicized the Gospel?
“The root of the discord lies in the fact that many Christians have embraced the worst aspects of our culture and our politics. When the Christian faith is politicized, churches become repositories not of grace but of grievances, places where tribal identities are reinforced, where fears are nurtured, and where aggression and nastiness are sacralized.…
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Who Is Your Neighbor?
Check out my sermon @ Oceanside Christian Fellowship August 8th on this parable. Who is your neighbor? Is it the person next door? Is it the person you like? Is it people like you? That look like you? Think like you? Act like you? Jesus was asked this same question 2000 years ago, and the…
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