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Exile and Repentance, Part 18 (Acts 5, 11, 17 & 20)
Acts 5 We’ll move more quickly through the rest of Acts, just to show how this understanding of the scriptures makes better sense of the text than our usual reading. For example, when the Sanhedrin called the apostles in for … Continue reading
“They Shall Know Us By Our Parties”
Interesting recent article at Her.meneutics, a blog connected to Christianity Today. I first thought that the caption was ironic or sardonic (I have trouble telling the difference). Surely the author intended to criticize the partyingfellowshipping ways of evangelical Christianity. But … Continue reading
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Exile and Repentance, Part 17 (Acts 2, Part 3; Acts 3)
Faith and repentance So Peter asked the devout crowd in Jerusalem to repent. They were good and religious Jews, but they had no faith in Jesus as Messiah — and to turn to God, they had to turn to Jesus. … Continue reading
Exile and Repentance, Part 16 (Acts 2, Part 2)
“Repent” (Act 2:38-39 ESV) 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. … Continue reading
Carey Nieuwhof: “10 Reasons Even Committed Church Attenders Are Attending Church Less Often”
One of the more surprising statistics showing up in recent research is the decline in church attendance among the most committed church members. This chart is from the General Social Survey, limited to those considering themselves “strong” in their church … Continue reading
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Exile and Repentance, Part 15 (Acts 2, Part 1)
Jesus is the Messiah (Act 2:22-28 ESV) “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you … Continue reading
Exile and Repentance, Part 14 (Acts 1)
Acts 1 So with all this in mind (and I know it’s a lot of material), let’s take a fresh run at the first part of Acts — and read as a Jew would have read Luke’s book. (Act 1:4-5 … Continue reading
Denial of Service Attack
This site, as well as other sites connected with Wineskins (as well as many thousands of other sites using the same cloud server), is under attack from Ukraine and Chinese IP addresses making massive attempts to crack our passwords and turn … Continue reading
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When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself
I recently came across an article in Christianity Today praising the 2009 book When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert. The theme of the book … Continue reading
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Exile and Repentance, Part 13 (Luke: The Ministry of Jesus)
Idolatry? So this leads to a question I’ve been trying to get to — In what sense were the Jews of Jesus’ day idolaters? The curses of Deu 28 aren’t only for idolatry but they are especially for idolatry. Moreover, … Continue reading
