Tag: Jesus
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THE REST OF THESSALONIANS 1 & 2: ADVENT GREEK TRANSLATION
The second week of Advent finishes what was started in week one and then adds all of 2 Thessalonians. There is no significant change in voice, as Paul uses the same vocabulary and continues the same basic voice as he emotionally exhorts this beloved congregation. There are a couple of things, though, worth noting before…
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GRAFFITI
It is always exciting at our church. Seriously, I mean that. When I say that it is not a promotions ploy like, “You’ll love our exciting church!” but instead I mean it like, “There is always something oddball cooking at our church.” Take Wednesday night, for example. When we came in for small groups and…
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NORTHWEST BAPTIST CONVENTION: THE PDX EDITION
Please forgive that I have not posted all week, but I just returned from the three day extravaganza known as the Annual Meeting of Northwest Baptists. This year our meeting was in Portland at the Embassy Suites near the Airport. More on that later. For those who might not know, the word “convention” is not…
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SKINNY JEANS AND JESUS
“I have never seen so many skinny jeans in my life.” That was my first response when I arrived at the Catalyst One Day at City Church in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland. But once I got over the worst fashion idea in 100 years (yes, I think skinny jeans are worse than parachute pants…