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abide

On 29 August, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Whoever claims to abide in him ought to walk in the same way Jesus walked.

That’s 1 John 2:6, and I used to read it like a moralist. 

And reading that verse as a moralist is discouraging.  Because the Scriptures are clear: Jesus lived a perfect life. No action was wrong. [...]

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more than peace

On 24 May, 2011 · Leave a Comment

For all of the Hebrew Scriptures the central theme is peace.

It’s the word shalom. An all-encompasing peace that represents things being exactly as God would will them to be: man at peace with God, at peace with himself, with others and with this world.

Peace is what the prophets were talking about, what the [...]

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perfume

On 6 May, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The praise of men is like perfume; you can smell it, but don’t drink it.

A good friend told me he heard Howard Hendricks say that a few years ago.

The smell of perfume can be amazing. And a quick whiff of praise keeps our spirits up, encourages us and helps us stay on track.

But [...]

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