The Sheep and the Goats

What’s in a worship song? or two?

What’s in a worship song? Well, it’s a song. So there’s music, unless it’s “a capella”. And it’s worship, so there must be words. After all, worship is about praising and honoring. Words are kind of important when doing that. More specifically, in a Christian worship song, it’s about praising God. The God we believe created – everything. The songs should reflect that. What else should be in Christian worship songs? Love. And Truth.

These things probably seem line no-brainers. Of course, they should all be there. By, when we sing or listen to them, do we really think about what’s in a worship song that we’re directing to God? Do we just blindly sing the words, whatever they might be? Or do we meditate on them as we’re singing? In essence, are we praying those words?

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Interest rates, subprime loans, and the warnings from the Bible

Interest rates, subprime loans, and warnings from the Bible

A deeper look at familiar Bible passages

Seriously – the Bible warns about high interest rates and subprime loans? How can that be? There weren’t any Wall Street banks or investment companies. If Wall Street even existed, it would maybe have been the path along the Wailing Wall along the west side of the temple.

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Are we supposed to Believe God, Believe in God or Follow God?

Application Bible Study, Bible Study

Are we supposed to believe God – believe in God – or follow God? Are those three sets of words all different? Or do they all mean the same thing? Well, it depends. When were you born? What culture do you live in / come from? Most important, are you willing to learn what they meant when they were said? In some cases, that’s almost two thousand years ago. In others, several thousand years ago. We need to look at what they meant when they were said, in order to understand what they mean today.

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The problem of “Ask and you will receive”
What the Bible Really Says

The problem of ...

Yes, John’s Gospel really does record Jesus saying “Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete”. And you know what? If that was the only thing Jesus said – it might even mean what too many of us think it does / should mean. But there are two problems with that line of thinking.

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The problem of Good Deeds and Faith

The problem of ...

Any attempt to say that we must have faith and do stuff above and beyond that to earn our salvation – it takes away from Jesus’ death, as I mentioned – but it also takes away our only means to judge for ourselves whether or not our faith is real. By saying that faith alone isn’t enough – people are taking away our ability to stand firm in our belief – before we die / before it’s too late – whether or not our faith is real and therefore whether or not we are saved.

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Physicists Eye Parallel Universe, Extra Dimensions

God & science

It’s great when stories like this one come out. Physicists are still looking for proof that parallel universe(s) exist – along with other/extra dimensions and unknown forms of matter.

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