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Michael W. Philliber

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Graduated Moore High School, Moore OK in 1979. Spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and worked as a cop, correctional custody manager, air frame repair technician, and recruiter. For 5 years while I was in the AF, I was a bi-vocational minister in the Church of Christ. Retired in 1999. Finished Seminary in 2000 and was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America 11 Feb. 2001.

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Michael W. Philliber The idea came from several directions all at once. Some of the reasons are addressed in the Introduction. Primarily it was a coming-together of my own…moreThe idea came from several directions all at once. Some of the reasons are addressed in the Introduction. Primarily it was a coming-together of my own reading; noticing trends at the local book franchise - how the Gnostic and "Alternative Gospels" genre were expanding on the store's shelves; recognizing that Brown's "Da Vinci Code" had been a number 1 seller for some three years at that point; discussions with folks from my own congregation and other churches; listening to what people "on the street" were saying about Brown's book, or Elaine Pagels' works, etc. (less)
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A nice compilation of the the radio talks of Machen in one handy source. It was so good to get reacquainted with these works. I remember reading them in another format decades ago, and they feed my hungry heart. Ideal for newer Christians and "younge ...more
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A primer on mediatorship from Old Testament to New. Newer believers just beginning to read Scripture to the older, more seasoned Christians will find it useful. Some beautiful observations inside - such as how Esther is actually an image of Christ th ...more
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Delightful, straightforward book for everyman on the church, church membership, and important things it means. Recommended.
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Short, sweet, and simple. The point of the book is clear: as a minister/pastor, you serve the King of kings, look it (without putting on airs). As I've told my sons and grandsons repeatedly, if you want to be taken seriously, dress seriously.

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“Every social ethic is doomed to failure if it is blind to personal responsibility" (The Ten Commandments, 10).”
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“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”
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“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.”
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“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”
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“There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, in the end, "Thy will be done." All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. Those who knock it is opened.”
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Michael Philliber In a large segment of Christianity, this is the Commemoration of the Slaughter of the Children of Bethlehem - Matthew 2.18-18.

"We remember today, O God, the slaughter of the holy innocents of Bethlehem by King Herod. Receive, we pray, into the arms of your mercy all innocent victims; and by your great might frustrate the designs of evil powers, tyrants, and those who take the lives of others unjustly; and establish your rule of justice, love, and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen" (adapted and modified from the Book of Common Prayer-1979).

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