Tag: Culture
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The New Underground Part 2: The Reason for the Season
When we are faced with systemic issues so great that it “seems as though” the whole system is corrupt, what do we do? Is the better solution to serve from within for the sake of reform? Or, is it better to step outside the existing system with the goal of establishing a new system based…
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The New Underground
Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them…
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Deeper Look # 6 – Ephesians 4 Unity
There is one body and one Spirit… Ephesians 4:4 NKJV “For behold, in those days and at that time,When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,I will also gather all nations,And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;And I will enter into judgment with them thereOn account of My people, My heritage Israel,Whom they…
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Ephesians 3:11-21
According to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him. Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of…
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Ephesians 3:8-10 & Deeper Look # 5
To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all…
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Jonah & the Big Sociopolitical Bias
Hi Friends, This article is a re-release of an article I wrote on May 17, 2014. I am releasing this article again as I believe it is pertinent to next year’s election season and the Lord’s desired response from the body of Christ. With that said, some of the content doesn’t apply directly, however I…
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Christmas 2021: This is Christ the King
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding…
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The Lost Discipline of Correction
Recently, I have been writing a lot about unity in the Church. Something I haven’t really written about yet are the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional skills necessary to pursue unity. This article is my first attempt. I’ll dive into this much deeper in my coming book. In the meantime allow me to ask a simple…
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Unity: The Inconvenient Necessity
John 17, Jesus prayed that we would be one, as He and the Father are one. I’ve heard a lot of sermons on this passage and many of them have been great. A key focus of these many sermons has been the issue of denominational unity. Christ isn’t divided, as the Apostle Paul tells the…
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Pro-Life vs Anti-Abortion
In my last article, Why I’ve Spent the Past Decade Fighting to End Abortion, I told a bit of the story behind my longing to see the ending of abortion in America. The undoing of this atrocity called abortion is a catalyst for something that goes far beyond a changed law. In fact, it is a matter…
J.S. Marek 