The Hub and the Spokes
A friend asked whether transformation requires the Spirit or whether a person can simply choose love. The question is good. But it contains an assumption worth looking at closely.
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From Stone to Flesh
The word we translate as “law” means something aimed at a target. What changes when you see where it was always pointing?
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Mask and Verdict
“Hypocrite” comes from a Greek word for a stage actor in a mask. But break the word into its parts, and a second, more uncomfortable picture appears — one that may live closer to home than the Pharisees.
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The Mask and the Metamorphosis
The word translated “repentance” in English points to guilt, remorse, a promise to do better. The Greek word it translates — metanoia — points somewhere else entirely. And the difference is the whole game.
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The Word That Isn’t Just a Word
“In the beginning was the Word.” We picture text on a page — something spoken, written, gone in a moment. But the word John actually wrote means almost the opposite of that. And it changes who he’s saying Jesus is.
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The Biblical Principle of Cycles Within Cycles
A book lets you skip to the last page and read how it ends. A scroll won’t. In Revelation, the seven seals are sealed shut in a way that’s doing far more than we tend to notice.
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Matthew 13:33 – Some Helpful Questions
“The kingdom of heaven is like leaven…” If leaven is a symbol of sin, why would Jesus compare the kingdom of God to it? A few questions worth sitting with — Matthew 13:33.
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Why Does the Bible Have Two Calendars?
God gave Israel a calendar that began in spring. But spring depends on where you’re standing.
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From Puzzle Pieces to The Picture of Jesus Christ
The Bible can feel like a table full of dumped puzzle pieces — scattered, mixed up, and salted with fake pieces we mistake for real ones. So how does anyone ever see the picture? And what is the picture? It has a name.
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How Does God Speak To Us?
God spoke directly to the prophets — many times, many ways. So why does it seem he doesn’t speak that way to us? The question has an answer, and it changes where you go to listen.
