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May 2, 2025

The Unseen Realm by Dr. Michael Heiser??

Several years ago I read The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible by Dr. Michael Heiser. Wow. …

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Published on May 02, 2025 11:08

May 1, 2025

It’s Not Yet Dark – Book review – a memoir about ALS – international bestseller

It’s Not Yet Dark, A Memoir by Simon Fitzmaurice. I remember reading about this man a few years ago, and …

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Published on May 01, 2025 07:14

April 30, 2025

The Call by Os Guinness – book review

The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life by Os Guinness, Thomas Nelson, 2003. I’ve procrastinated writing …

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Published on April 30, 2025 13:39

April 21, 2025

Christ is risen!

Below find “Christ is risen!” proclaimed in multiple languages. Also, HERE IS an old post where I consider the phrase …

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Published on April 21, 2025 07:12

April 18, 2025

Stricken, Smitten and Afflicted

Stricken, Smitten and Afflicted – Thomas Kelly, 1804 Sung below by Fernando Ortega VERSE 1 Stricken, smitten, and afflicted See …

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Published on April 18, 2025 16:58

April 8, 2025

Pulpit prayers…and introversion

I was the lay pastor of a church for a year (July 2023 to June 2024) and below I share …

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Published on April 08, 2025 08:31

April 7, 2025

Heed the canaries in the coal mine! Wake up!

Recently, I had a post where I summarized problems with the church “small group” paradigm. See here: Small groups? Perhaps …

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Published on April 07, 2025 08:34

April 2, 2025

Practical and devotional reading?

“For my own part I tend to find the doctrinal books often more helpful in devotion than the devotional books, …

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Published on April 02, 2025 15:35

Why read books?

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Published on April 02, 2025 14:15

March 19, 2025

Believing Thomas!

This was a sermon I preached at McBee Chapel in 2024 on John 20:24-31. I entitled it “Believing Thomas.”  Audio …

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Published on March 19, 2025 08:19