With the end of one year and the beginning of another, our thoughts often turn to remembering what was, and hoping for what might be. For me, 2021 was a year of hope and growth, after a hard 2020. We welcomed our fifth child, I started a good job, and we saw God work in […]
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I have the joy of teaching adult Sunday School at our church. We offer a Core Seminar class that is based off of those offered by Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. And so every Sunday morning at 9:15, 15-20 of us gather to study. We recently began a long seminar on Systematic Theology.
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I recently reached the book of Leviticus in my daily Bible reading, and while rejoicing that I was almost through that particular book (bring on Numbers!), chapter 26 jumped out at me. The theme of Leviticus is familiar to most Christians. God has delivered His people out of Egypt, called them to Himself, and identified
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Thomas J. Jackson was one of the most compelling characters of the Civil War. He was a devout Christian (Presbyterian) who worked to improve the lot of the “least” of those in his community (black slaves), who also fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. In his work, Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and
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Christmas is upon us. As I write on Christmas Eve, we are preparing for the festivities of tomorrow, and for the Christmas Eve service tonight. Our church rotates between a 7:00 and an 11:00 service, and this year is the 11. So, I’ll drink an extra cup of coffee, round up the kids, and we’ll
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