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God of This City

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Today in church we revisited the hard-hitting book of James. Our pastor called us out — in a nation where 82% of the people profess to be Christians, how much of that profession is true? True faith occurs when we start acting like we believe what we say we believe. We are God’s workmanship — we are the pottery he created — and he has a special purpose for each one of us. If we keep on living the way we were living before we were saved — if there is no discernible change in the way we behave Monday … Continue reading God of This City

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Birth pains

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Some of my readers have recently condemned me as a Christian for posting the YouTube video entitled Dear Mr. Obama. These are people who believe that the Iraq war was a huge mistake and want our troops pulled home now. They support Obama because he did not support the war. They challenged me to think about what Jesus would have done if he was here in this time, in this place. What would Jesus do? First of all, the Lord chose the exact time and place for Jesus to be revealed. He came at a time when the Jews were … Continue reading Birth pains

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Jesus…a community organizer?

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Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee today compared Obama to Jesus and Sarah Palin to Pontius Pilate. Barack Obama was a community organizer like Jesus…. Pontius Pilate was a governor. Let’s begin this discussion by figuring out what, exactly, is a community organizer, and what did Obama do in that capacity? An entire website devoted to community organizing defines it this way: Community organization is that process by which the people…organize themselves to ‘take charge’ of their situation and thus develop a sense of being a community together. It is a particularly effective tool for the poor and powerless as they … Continue reading Jesus…a community organizer?