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A Great Mystery

A Great Mystery

November 7, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

A woman clothed with the sun calls forth from the ends of the earth, “Penance, penance, penance!” A fire never seen enflames the earth; the deserts…

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justice

The Injustice of Love

November 5, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

The flesh of God torn asunder; can theological concepts even come close?  Can my intellect take it in? Is salvation brought about by a proper…

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Idolatry, Apostasy, or Farce

Idolatry, Apostasy, or Farce

November 1, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

No blinders.  No closing of the eyes.  Let us look straight into reality and draw our conclusion. Church history is no prettier than the average…

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Clarity7

Clarity7

October 30, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

I am a Christian. I read almost twenty years ago that it takes twenty years to make a man of God.  Now I don’t know…

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Your own Kind

Your own Kind

October 28, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

Do you recognize your own kind? To reject Mary is to reject heaven.  People think in terms of dogma or doctrine as if it were…

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being a Christian

I Don’t Like Being a Christian and Neither Do You

October 26, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

God’s will, my boundaries, pure selflessness. We may think, “Lord, yes!  I love you.  Any thing for you Lord.” I had a dream many years…

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You want Gospel, I’ll Show You Gospel

You want Gospel, I’ll Show You Gospel

October 18, 2016
Steven Thomas
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Salvation is pure gift, and what is given to us from God?   His very self, communicating to us as much as we can handle. Bring…

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Awaken

Awaken

October 16, 2016
Steven Thomas
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There’s this part in Dune that I would like to take hold of as ours in faith, oh children of Abraham, “The sleeper has awakened!”…

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Offensive Resistance

Offensive Resistance

October 12, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

Ignoring oppression will not make it flea.  In fact, the attack will be compounded.  If you are a Christian in complete armor you are armed…

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Mercy

Mercy

October 10, 2016
Steven Thomas
Editor's Choice

All I can ever receive from God is mercy.  I can only receive what He gives in mercy, and all I have left to give…

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