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Muggeridge on modern money-changers

Posted on May 30, 2015 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Somehow it gave me an extraordinarily vivid sense of what it must have been like all those years ago in the Temple at Jerusalem, when the money-changers were chased out, and their tables overturned.

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Leanness in their soul

The phrase “leanness into their soul” stood out to me because it seems an appropriate description of the society I see around me. In America, we have more prosperity and less leisure time with which to enjoy it. We have more channels with less worth watching. We have more methods of communication and seemingly less to say.

Mercy over Judgement

We all fail to live up to the standard we have set for ourselves. We are all inconsistent in having our actions match what we claim to believe.

Irony

Isn’t it ironic?

Perhaps I am the only one that finds President Obama’s recent statements in support of abortion to be ironic. See what you think.

Gavel and law book

On discernment ministries

I recently read a post by a pastor who, with a broad brush, condemned all “discernment ministries” as being unloving and promoting disunity in the church. The concern is that such statements could be construed as saying that it is wrong to exercise discernment. Are we to take the position that anyone who claims his […]

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While the angry, “I guess I showed them” type of response may be gratifying in the moment, it doesn’t help in the long run. Such a response brings division which grieves the Lord who died to bring unity.

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