Martin Luther King
Today is Martin Luther King Day. I am home writing sermons for the next two Sundays. Wonderfully, the lectionary texts
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It is affirming when a journal article is republished in a larger collection of edited essays. The following book was
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A Charge to the Graduates Graduate School of Theology Covenant Service “The word is near you, on your lips and
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For the fall Graduate School of Theology Covenant Service, I will give the charge to the graduates. The text will
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Advent is a meaningful season of anticipation and preparation as we look forward to celebrating the birth of Christ. It’s
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Ephesians 6:10ff And Paul says “Finally” —the bottom line; the point of decision; bringing it all together; finally! Vv 11-12.
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Ephesians 5:22–6:9 In David deSilva’s Honor, Patronage, Kinship & Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture, he says about Ephesians 5-6 (along
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Ephesians 5:1-21. Our consumer world is full of imitations. The classic imitation is margarine. Lots of advertising emphasize this fact.
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Ephesians 4:17-32; 5:1–2. Again, how is God’s exceedingly abundantly above and beyond all power express itself concretely in the church?
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Ephesians 4:1-16. So, just how is God’s exceedingly abundantly above and beyond all power expressed itself concretely in the church?
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