Is there a third way to do relationships?
– By Ron Simkins In Homer’s myth, Odysseus had to choose which deadly sea monster he and his fellow sailors would confront—Scylla or Charybdis. A more recent saying that captures
Read MoreFreedom always has two sides
– By Ron Simkins The Biblical writers are insistent that “freedom” always has two dimensions, not one. Freedom is always both freedom FROM & freedom TO. Another way to say
Read MoreMary, who the Risen Jesus Knew By Name
– By Ron Simkins We don’t know much about this particular Mary, and much of what most people think they know isn’t true (there is no real evidence, for instance,
Read MoreWasting Yourself on Jesus
– By Ron Simkins Both John 12 and Mark 14 recount an event in which a woman responds to Jesus in a strange and unique way. Mary, who is from
Read MoreSocial Justice = Communism & Nazism?
-By Ron Simkins (in response to an open letter to Glenn Beck by Jim Wallis: http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/12/an-invitation-to-glenn-beck/) I did not hear him say it first hand, but apparently Glenn Beck recently made
Read MoreRethinking God’s Love for Us
– By Ron Simkins, based on his teaching on March 7 Many of us want to experience God’s love in deeper ways, so we participate in a variety of personal
Read MoreHow we approach the Bible: A reason to begin again
By Ron Simkins Often today we are presented with a forced choice about how we think about the Bible. Either it is “inerrant in every way” or “it is unreliable.”
Read MoreGod recalculates new routes for us
– By Jim Linder, based on his teaching from February 14, 2010 I was surprised by the number of positive response I received to Sunday’s teaching, when I used the
Read MoreWhere Bible stories meet real life
– By Ron Simkins, based on his teaching February 7, 2010 In my teaching on Sunday, I suggested that Scriptural narratives are a good place to start if you’re looking
Read MoreWho is the church?
By Ron Simkins, from his teaching on January 31, 2010 In my teaching this week, I suggested that any fellowship/church that is attempting to follow Jesus must be (1) a
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