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Author Archives: Bryan Hodge
Rethinking Our Role as a Church
It is my educated opinion that many Christians have much too narrow of a view of the role of the church. They are comfortable with the church proclaiming the Gospel, what one must do for salvation, how the church is … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, Mental Health, Stats
Tagged 2 Peter 1:3, A.A., alcohol, alcoholic anonymous, anoint with oil, book koinonia, confess faults one to another, confess trespasses one to another, Coping: A Biblical Approach, depression, e. fuller torrey, fellowship, heart of a servant, James 5:14, James 5:16, jimmy jividen, martin and deidre bobgan, mental health issues, post traumatic stress disorder, ptsd, role of church, spousal abuse, stats, steven lloyd, we are family
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Don’t Be Too Subtle
Yes, we are to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15). We do not want to be unkind, rude, or unnecessarily offensive. However, neither should we be so subtle that the point is missed. The LORD told Habakkuk, “Write the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Preaching
Tagged Acts 2:37, air traffic control, aviana flight 052, book outliers, columbia, dont be too subtle, Ephesians 4:15, eternity, Habakkuk 2:2, january 25 1990, kennedy airport, make it plain, malcolm gladwell, mitigating speech, ntsb, salvation, sin, speking the truth in love, the ethnic theory of plane crashes, weather
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Misused Passages (Part 1)
There are certain passages which are commonly misused. I am speaking of passages which are misused by brethren, not the passages which are misused by the world at large. These passages are sometimes used as crutch passages, to support a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Ethics, evangelism, hermeneutics, Soul Winning, Word Study
Tagged abstain from all appearance of evil, abstain from every form of evil, asv, book baptism and the greek make simple, counting the cost, dave miller, easter, epieekes, esv, forbearance, gentleness, God is no respecter of persons, hesiod, honor, j.w. mcgarvey, james burton coffman, kjv, leon crouch, make disciples, marry only in the lord, Matthew 28:19-20, misused passages, moderation, moderation in all things, nkjv, participles, perfering one another, Philippians 4:5, proegeomai, Romans 12:10, roy deaver, teach baptize and teach some more, thayer, the great commission, wayne jackson
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Rest From Labor
In 1844, President Grover Cleveland made Labor Day a Federal Holiday. “It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well being of our country” (History of Labor Day, dol.gov). American workers … Continue reading
Posted in History, holiday, Man, Preachers, Stats, Work
Tagged beethoven, bible class teachers, canada, Christians ultimately work for the Lord, deacons, fanny crosby, forbes, gdp, germany, Give your best, Grover Cleveland, Hebrews 6:10, holiday, ireland, japan, labor day, martin luther king jr., mexico, michelangelo, music group alabama, niall mccarthy, norway, prayer leaders, preachers, roy deaver, scripture readers, shakespeare, song 40 hour week (for a livin'), song leaders, song to the work, south korea, stats, street sweepers of memphis, supporting roles, thanks you, the rest is to come, where labor productivity is highest, william j. bennett, work, zeal
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Men Like Trees Walking
An unusual miracle is described in Mark 8:22-25. A blind man was healed in two steps. First, Jesus restored sight. He asked the man if he saw anything. The man answered, “I see men like trees walking.” Second, Jesus restored … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, Miracles, Textual study
Tagged 1689, 2011, ancil jenkins, dr. sacks, gospel journal, john locke, keith mano, Mark 8:22-25, men like trees walking, molyneux's problem, Now I Know, ny times, steven lloyd, strange thing, the solution to an unanswerable question, two fold miracle, what does it mean, william molyneux
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Sunk Cost and Counting Cost
There were many food trucks options at the Texas Book Festival. However, I wanted empanadas. Therefore, Melinda and I, and our son Jasper waited in what appeared to be the longest food truck line. As we neared the half-way point … Continue reading
Wrestling With God
“Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Textual study
Tagged change name, esau, facing esau, hold on to God, israel, jacob, jamison fausset and brown, meaning name jacob, meaning of name israel, spend time alone with God, strange thing, theophany, there are struggles in life, Truth for Today, what does it mean, wrestling with God
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Your Brother’s Bloods
God said to Cain, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground” (Genesis 4:10). The literal language is “bloods” (plural), not “blood (singular). What is the significance? (1) Does it refer … Continue reading
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Sacrificing The Abomination
“Then Pharoah called for Moses and Aaron, and said, ‘Go sacrifice to your God in the land.’ “And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD … Continue reading →