Phat on Fruit:
is an expression I interpret as feeding richly on the infallible Word of God known as the Holy Bible. (See Isaiah 55:2) Feeding is a metaphor for not only reading it but internalizing and meditating on His word which is alive and able to transform us into disciples, warriors and rulers of the Kingdom to come.
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Now Faith Is . . .
A dear friend of mine shared that many of my blog articles discuss topics beyond her understanding in the Christian faith. She was looking for material that would provide an introduction to important subject matter. I am beginning a series called “In Beginnings” that I hope will fit this needed niche. The first miracle detailed […]
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There’s only One Christmas Spirit!
My Nana was the first to ask if we had the Christmas spirit. Other people would ask if we had “caught” the Christmas spirit. Later, I realized that most people misspoke about what they imagined the Christmas spirit to be. People tended to speak of the joy of giving and receiving, the peace of warm […]
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In the Midst of a Pandemic, Give Thanks!
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Disappointed, Yes; Downcast, Never!
Disappointed? The results of the election are not in. States are still counting ballots. The demonstrated disposition of the electorate is clear. The frustrations and anxiety of black and brown people around police brutality, race relations, and inequity across the country is insignificant. The sentiment that the economic turnaround can be achieved in the […]
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The Man in the Voting Line [I wanna know what love is pt. 3]
My wife was skeptical from the first minute since the man was not wearing a mask. I checked the crowd to see who was missing a mask. No one was. Then I decided to ask if this guy had a mask to wear. I sincerely wanted to convey good will as a first impression to […]
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Amos’ Conversation with the Nation [and with us]
It is uncanny that the inspiration of an earlier day re-emerged on the day of John Lewis’ funeral. This version of Amos’ dissertation to his people. This version is Eugene Peterson’s translation known as “The Message”. This version is different from the King James Version that was made famous in Martin King Jr.’s “I’ve Been […]
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Thessaloniki
Paul addressed the church he began in Thessalonika with the epistle known as 1 Thessalonians. This is the same city he was urged to travel to in Acts 16 that was crying out to him through the Holy Spirit. According to Matthew Henry, this was the first epistle he wrote to any of the churches […]
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When the Cloud Lifts {part 1}
Exodus 13:20-22 21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, […]
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Zeal Will Perform This!
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Why Christian Nationalism is Both Heretical and Non-Scriptural
The so-called Christian Nationalist movement has no actual foundation for existence short of embodying the metaphorical “wolf in sheep’s clothing”. This movement only seems to be embraced by a small number of followers, but that number could be increasing. According to the Washington Post, Christian Nationalism is an ideology that says Christianity is the foundation […]
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The Time Jesus Preached and Nobody Got Saved
The fourth chapter of Luke describes a scene infamously used by preachers everywhere. Jesus came to the temple in Nazareth as was His habit. He came to speak and was handed the scroll containing Isaiah 61:1-2: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the […]
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Humility Lost?
No matter where you look, it seems that the civility, the finesse the restraint that used to characterize public interactions is gone missing. Stuck with so much controversy and angst, I ran across Matthew 18:3 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of […]
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The Calculus of Romans Five
The Word of God is alive, mystic and illustrative. The Holy Spirit inspired it all and through Saint Paul gave us these verses: Therefore, since we have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of […]
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Romans 4:4
We say the Bible is the inspired Word of God. We use its 783,000 words to justify and bless court procedures, weddings, funerals and baptisms and blessing our babies. I would remind you that “Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training […]
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This Day {we pray} . . .
Father God; We praise and thank you for your Almighty power and Omniscient grace that allowed us to see this day . . . This day when rescuers search for survivors in a South Florida building collapse This day when several states in the west are experiencing severe heat and desperately need your rain This […]
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