Let's be careful as we dive into this subject. Please check your emotions at the door and let's have a factual conversation. We're not going to dive deep or make all-encompassing statements and judgments. Rather, the question today is this: is America truly systemically racist in only one direction, as some would have us believe, …
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12 Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him. 13 For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”~Romans 10:12-13 (NLT) In Jesus Christ, there is no distinction between Jews and Gentiles. Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Americans...there is no difference at the foot …
Continue reading What is it Like when the Spirit of God Indwells an Arab Believer?
Well, the shoreline is in sight, and we are nearing the end of our journey together through 1&2 Thessalonians. In very Paul-like fashion, we're going to finish strong! These letters from Paul are all about proclaiming the truth of Jesus's coming for believers in the rapture, prior to the tribulation. Paul spent only a couple …
Continue reading A Church Made Ready! (2 Thessalonians 3:11-18)
What a journey we are on! Are you enjoying peeking over Paul's shoulder as he writes to the Thessalonians? Paul loves that church and he is so proud of how they have grown in such a short time. They were still new believers (less than 2 years), but they had matured as they trusted the …
Continue reading 5 Things that Get Us Through Tough Times (2 Thessalonians 3:1-5)
