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The Public Spectacle
Colossians 2:15 "Jesus disarmed the rulers and authorities and made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them." In the ancient world, victorious armies made 'public spectacles' of their defeated opponents. … -
Forgive and Forget Part One: The Victim
What is forgiveness? C. S. Lewis' The Great Divorce contains a passage that has always disturbed me. For those unfamiliar with the novella, it's an allegory of sorts about humans in Purgatory who travel to Heaven.… -
Paul, the Damascus Road and Evangelism
Our pragmatic, consumerist society loves results. And the Church has, for the most part, taken our ideas on Evangelism directly from this mentality. We like to flash-fry our non-believers by hitting them hard and … -
"I Never Get Fed!" or The Twenty-First Century Group Home (Pt. 1 of 2)
Since my time at SBU (1999-2003) and now working for the Church in Columbia (2003-Present), I have heard countless believers complain that "I don't like going to (fill in the blank with whatever church you wish) … -
I would say there aren't words, but...
September 11th , 2001 by Godfrey Rust Copyright: Godfrey Rust 2001 May be freely reproduced for non-commercial purposes. godfrey@wordsout. co. uk What kind of story is this? Is it the Tower of Babel? Men said Come, … -
(Part V) Red Rover, Red Rover: Negative Labeling in the NT
Luke 13:32; Luke 3:7 (Matthew 12:34; 23:33); John 8:39-47; 1 Corinthians 5:9-13; Philippians 3:2-10; 1 John 2:18-22; Revelation 2:14, 20Thus far, I have examined the process of labeling as a creative enterprise; as such,… -
Sing a Song of Christmas
I’m taking a short break from my labeling series to do a Christmas post. Because Christmas only comes once a year. So merry Christ’s Mass from me to you. Allow me to start by reflecting on something the Reeves pointed … -
(Part IV) Jesus and Labeling: Inverses and Reverses
Perhaps we as believers should look first and foremost in Scripture for our model of how to use the power of labeling to Jesus. What I shall attempt in this post is (much) less an exhaustive exegesis of all pertinent…
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The Other Brother
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