Will You Be PRESENTable?

PRESENT. The verb version is a great biblical and spiritual and challenging word.  We first see it all over Leviticus and Numbers. People PRESENTing literal sacrifices to God in worship. Of course, just about everyone back then sacrificed something — literally — to their particular god-idea. The “image of God” in people shines here — […]

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Fear and Trust the Lord

“You shall not make for yourself an idol.” That’s the second of the Ten Commandments, just in case you’re thinking, “I’ve heard that somewhere before.” What’s the big deal—why not make an idol? The problem is that it reduces God to an imaginary friend. Picking up a piece of wood, carving an image and calling […]

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