What should be make of our earth’s and universe’s special status?
Author: Barry Newton
Barry has worked with congregations in Texas, California and Brazil. He and his wife Sofia have two sons. He believes we should love God above all and that to honor this principle will shape daily decisions and silence competing values. Furthermore, we ought to love people in those ways we would like to be treated.
Freed from barbed wire
We can be just like that sheep.
More literary keys for interpreting Revelation (Pt. 2)
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Another reading of the text, framed by the text, exists.
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The value of a healthy conscience
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Junk food and serving Jesus
When Paul wrote his first letter to Timothy, junk food surrounded his Christian worker. The apostle knew that for Timothy to serve Jesus well his diet mattered. In many ways, our situation mirrors Timothy’s. We …
Taking a stand
How will we be part of truth’s foundation?