02/11/18 Repentance?

READING: Review of Exodus 5-28, Exodus 9 “I have sinned this time.” Exodus 9:27 Pharaoh had had enough, or so it seemed. His people had…

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02/09/18 Little by Little

READING: Exodus 22-24 “I will drive them out little by little ahead of you.” Exodus 23:30 I have turned to this text many times when…

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02/08/18 Fear of God

READING: Exodus 19-21 “Do not have other gods besides me.” Exodus 20:3 Surely it was frightening to the people of God. Thunder roared. Lightning cracked….

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02/07/18 Believe . . . and Forget

READING: Exodus 14-18 “The people feared the Lord and believed in him.” Exodus 14:31 We’re a fickle people some days. Many days, perhaps. In that sense, we’re like…

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7 Reasons Young Men Raised in Church Still Struggle with Church

I spend much of my time with seminary students, but I also spend time with young men who have been raised in church, but who aren’t preparing for ministry. Often, I connect with this group when I speak in collegiate ministries or serve as an interim pastor. Many of these young men, I’m learning, struggle with church.

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