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In Dr. Elnes’ sermon this week, he retold the story of some car mechanics back in Phoenix, Simba’s Automotive. If you haven’t heard the story, ask him about it. I’ve heard it before, and I love it. I’m about to ruin the end of it for you, feel free to skip ahead to...
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An integral part of my sabbatical exploration has been seeking to find other members of my different herds. Using the grand tool of connectivity, social media, I have done advanced planning to find and connect with birders, soccer fans, rock climbers and, of course,...
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This passage in Amos has always resonated for me. It’s incredibly poetic, and really captures the imagination. Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. It brings to mind Jesus calling himself the living water, and the water...
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“But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream.” Amos 5.24 Amos climaxes his argument here in chapter 5. The point of having God is not so that you can do religious things, but rather so you can treat your neighbor,...
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I. Who Do You Worship? If you attend worship each week, do you go to worship God or the Flying Spaghetti Monster? This may sound like a ridiculous question, but it’s likely a question Amos would ask us if he were to stand before us today, as we’ll soon find out. And...
