What Does it Mean to be Poor in Spirit?
You may have heard the verse ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit,’ but it’s not always immediately clear what that is. Poverty in the modern world comes in a number…
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Justin Kelly
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Justin Kelly, a servant of Jesus Christ, a Bible teacher, former missionary Bible worker, gleeful teller of children's stories and thankfully redeemed. A Houston resident, Justin works in IT and lives with his wife, Sheree. His hobbies include reading comic books, playing role-playing games and all manner of visual and interactive storytelling. Justin's current projects include writing, selling his old junk on Craigslist and diving deeper into the freedom that Christ offers.
What Is A Jesus?
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus… How frequently do you hear this word each day? Each week? Perhaps once? A few dozen times? What image does it conjure up? Maybe a white man…
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You Don’t Love Anyone
“Love is Not Valentines Day / Candies Cards Kisses / things that when you’re not in love everyone misses / Love is not Anniversaries / Flowers, Reservations, Reminisces / Eh,…
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Feeling Righteous Yet?
I hope you never feel righteous. We’ve already talked about how our righteousness comes from God, and not from our own actions or thoughts or… whatever. Righteousness is described repeatedly…
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What is Tithing, Really??
What is Tithing, really? Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was a priest of God Most High— and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be…
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Please Stop Imagining You’ve Read The Bible. Thank You.
So, if you’ve been reading other blog entries, you’ve probably picked up that I love to dive deep into the Bible and search for stuff that I haven’t heard from…
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What Is Truth?
A particular text has stuck with me ever since I read it as a youngster. It’s found in John 18. Jesus is talking and he ends with this: “…Everyone who…
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People
One of the biggest challenges facing the Americanized Christian is the question of why good things happen to bad people. In our basic understanding of Justice, we believe that good…
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Don’t Walk The Line
Imagine for a moment you are walking on board that is one foot wide and 20 feet long and three inches thick. It’s on the ground and you walk it,…
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Karma Vs. Righteousness
Good things should happen to good people. Bad things should happen to bad people. That’s just basic karma… Right? It’s a tempting belief system because it satisfies our sense of…
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