Romans 12:14, 17-21 One day in the early months of my time in Rabat, I was waiting by the Shell station on Mohammed VI for a woman who was going to show me some houses for Annie and I to look at. As I was waiting this guy came up to me acting crazy. He [...]
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Romans 12:9-16 I would imagine some of you have read the book, The Shack, which has been popular the last couple years. The story is about a man who suffers a great loss when his young daughter is abducted and killed. He goes to a shack where he meets the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy [...]
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Romans 12:9-16 When I read in the New Testament one of the lists of behaviors that are supposed to characterize my life, if I am paying attention, I get overwhelmed. Listen again to this list from today’s text. Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to [...]
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Romans 12:2 Margaret Gorman in 1921, at the age of 16, was crowned the winner in the first Miss America beauty contest. In the swimsuit competition, she wore a wool bathing dress with a baggy tunic top over leggings. What made her outfit risqué was that she had her leggings rolled half way down her [...]
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Romans 12:1 Our churches today are sterile in comparison to the Temple that Jesus knew. A few years ago I wanted to bring a man riding a donkey into RIC for Palm Sunday but was talked out of it. Someone said the donkey might relieve himself in the church and I said I hoped he [...]
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