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Coaxed By The Cross

Coaxed By The Cross

My name is Joseph.  I come from Arimathea, in the Judean highlands.  I am a disciple of the Nazarene, Jesus, called Christ.  Ironic that this is the first time I’ve said that out loud.  Until now, I’ve followed him in secret, because…because (God forgive me), I was afraid of the authorities—both the Romans (which goes without saying) and my peers—the leaders of my own people. Yet I am one of them—a prominent member of the supreme Jewish Council in Jerusalem, the Great Sanhedrin. I am one of 71 elites,…

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To Wear or Bear

To Wear or Bear

We live in an age in which (as is usual with human beings), beliefs abound while convictions are in short supply—perhaps the shortest ever.  This generation delights in sharing personal information of all kinds, and with virtually everyone, but is especially fond of trumpeting its beliefs.  And for good or ill, this generation has a seemingly limitless array of options for communicating them. Traditional means of viewpoint dissemination, like television and motion pictures, music, books and magazines, billboards, posters, mailings, rallies, protests, activism,…

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Written in Crimson

Written in Crimson

Before sitting down to write this column, I arranged five items on my desk: a Bible, a concordance, my laptop computer, a cup of coffee and a cookie.  Once settled into a chair, I prayed that the Holy Spirit would guide me to choose the Scriptures and the words He wanted me to use. Immediately afterward, I went right to work—on the cookie and the coffee.  As I did, a line in the middle of the cover of the concordance caught my…

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Christ The Crux

Christ The Crux

For anyone who is not a Christian, the experience of attending the typical church service as a guest must be pretty baffling.  And no, I’m not referring to the traditions, the jargon, knowing when to stand, sit or kneel, or how to find the right page at the right time.   Such things can be anxiety producing or downright annoying (no one wants to look out of place or like they don’t know what they’re doing, to feel awkward and self-conscious when they…

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The Unwillingness of God

The Unwillingness of God

If Jesus Christ is coming back to this earth, as His followers claim, what’s keeping Him?  I mean, if He’s really going to do it, what’s He waiting for?  He’s had a couple thousand years to keep His promise, so why hasn’t He returned? The answer lies in the absolute unwillingness of God.  The Apostle Peter introduces the subject this way: “This second epistle [letter], beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: That ye may…

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