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Written by Aaron Sparks
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Friday, 19 December 2008 15:27 |
“For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.” -Hosea 6:6
Jesus later quotes this verse twice in Matthew. Both times it was directed at the Pharisees, a sect of Jews that was known for its dedication to the Law. It was later the sect out of which Paul came persecuting the early Christians in his zeal for what he thought was God, but was actually the old law.
Unfortunately, we can be known more by our judgements against the world, instead of the loving mercy we show in light of Jesus’ life and death. We tend to fault on the side of “being right” more than “forgiving”.
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Sunday, 07 December 2008 14:26 |
I’m convinced that with fatherhood, you should be awarded a degree in Theology to go along with it. I have learned so much about the nature of God, just in taking notice of Josiah. When he is crying it makes me instantly have empathy for him. Whatever caused his crying, whether it was something small or large, my first instinct is to comfort him. It’s because I love him with a fatherly love.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 12 December 2008 14:27 )
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Sunday, 23 November 2008 14:02 |
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I was thinking a lot about worship this week. I can recall many times when someone has said “I just didn’t get anything out of worship today.” or “I didn’t like there worship there.” There’s several variations to these two simple sentences, but both share a common thread. Those who say things like this failed to understand what is worship. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 28 November 2008 14:11 )
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Sunday, 30 November 2008 14:04 |
I was thinking about how it’s a shame we only celebrate Thanksgiving once a year. The act of giving thanks should happen every moment of everyday. So why is it we don’t have Thanksgiving everyday? Well, I believe I’d get tired of Turkey and leftovers after a while, in spite of the deliciousness of John Crump’s smoked ham and turkey. Plus, the tryptophan in the Turkey would make us all want naps in the afternoon everyday.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 05 December 2008 14:06 )
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Sunday, 09 November 2008 14:01 |
I would hope that no one would have mistaken me as saying Work is bad from last week’s article. I was not saying that at all. I was only saying that too much work is bad, especially if it is taking away time from God. If work were a bad thing to do, he wouldn’t have given Adam anything to do before the first sin, but he does...
“The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” -Gen. 2:15
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