Tag Archives: Paul

Stealing worship?

Stealing worship?
Paul and Barnabas had quite a ministry back in the first century. Paul counted himself among the apostles and had a global “ends of the earth” reach to his ministry. He healed people, started churches and his very presence was so volatile it could ignite riots. He was kind of a big deal, even then.…
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Onesimus the Useful One: From Slave to Pastor

Onesimus the Useful One: From Slave to Pastor
One of my favorite people in the Bible is Onesimus, the runaway slave. It was a bold move to flee his master – an offense that could have cost him his life. I wonder if he heard the same teachings that brought his owner, Philemon, to faith and saw the change it made in him.…
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Freedom: We have a choice

Freedom: We have a choice
The tree in the Garden of Eden revealed the nature of our freedom to choose. By the free will bestowed on us, we can choose obedience or we can choose rebellion. And we continue to make those choices every day. Sometimes we face decisions that could change the direction our spiritual life. The Bible gives…
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Feel Lonely? You have company

Feel Lonely? You have company
Second Timothy is considered Paul’s last letter. He writes from prison and gives his disciple, Timothy, some final instruction. As I read through the letter though, I can’t help but notice his deep loneliness. You can feel it. He has fought the good fight, he has finished the race. And now, instead of being surrounded…
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