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Mark D. Roberts
Sunday Inspiration from The High Calling: Is There a Place for Sadness in Authentic Christianity?
By
Mark D. Roberts
READ Psalm 6:1-10 I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears. Psalm 6:6 I grew up in a culture, church, and family that didn’t have much room for sadness. If ever people in my life were feeling sad, it was my responsibility to “cheer them…
Some Political Signs in my Town
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Mark D. Roberts
In a couple of months, we’ll be decorating our homes for Christmas. In the meanwhile, many Americans choose to decorate their front yards with political signs. Check out these options from my town of Boerne, Texas. Actually, this isn’t a home, but rather the local Republican headquarters. I guess they’re rather into the political signage…
Popular Theories About Why Early Christians Considered Jesus as Divine: Part 2
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Mark D. Roberts
In my last post, I began considering popular theories about why the early Christians considered Jesus to be divine. The first theory pointed to the fact that they thought of Jesus as Messiah and therefore Son of God. But I showed that, in the thought world of first-century Judaism – the world of the earliest…
Popular Theories About Why Early Christians Considered Jesus as Divine (Part 1)
By
Mark D. Roberts
There are many popular theories about why the earliest Christians considered to Jesus to be divine. You can find these regularly espoused by preachers, teachers, professors of religion, or debunkers of Christianity. As you might be able to tell already, I do not find these theories to be persuasive. But because they are so common,…
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