Posted on March 27, 2008 by coldfire136
I was sure by now
God You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say “Amen”, and it’s still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear Your whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
And [...]
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Posted on March 27, 2008 by wellis68
“There are some churches which say ‘for us the cross is empty’ and I think they may be saying more than they mean to”
-Craig Keen
The torture of Jesus, as considered over the years, has become about as important to me as his death. Although placing Jesus’ death in the realm of abstract thought [...]
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Posted on March 27, 2008 by awesomemark
“Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.’” Most of us are familiar with the story found in Matthew 22, right? We went over it in Sunday School on (you guessed it!) Sunday. But so many new ideas started [...]
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