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When we come into community, we are brought together with quirky people who are different from us and who are sinners. Being one in Christ is a powerful reality, but it doesn't obliterate the distinctive personalities and blunders people have. Because of this, one of the most important words we ever encounter in the Bible …
Continue reading "Seven: The Number of Complete Forgiveness"
As a number of us continue reading through the Bible in a year together in 2011, I am dropping a blog post in here every week to give you all a chance to share how God is speaking to you through the readings, or some of the challenges or questions you are encountering as you …
I want to offer a word of caution as we read parables. We need to think about how we are approaching these stories so that we’re not expecting them to be something they’re not. Let me use a parable of sorts to explain what I mean. Suppose that Kelly and I were going to watch …
Continue reading "Reading Parables Without Missing the Point"
Everybody loves a good story. If you sit with a child to read a story to them, watch out! You may find yourself being asked to read it again and again and again. If you open your house for a movie night on Friday, you will likely have a big group of friends show up …
A number of us are reading through the Bible in a year together in 2011. Every week, I will simply be leaving a small post where you all can leave responses of how God has been speaking to you through reading the Scriptures each day. This gives us the unique opportunity to keep a record …
Matthew Erickson 