Monthly Archives: September 2018

Hanging Hat on Faith

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Rick Reynolds

I like to apply logic when reading and studying God’s word. Not that I dispense with taking it on faith, but as a tool to a keener understanding. There are certainly paradoxes in the Bible, but that only means that … Continue reading →

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Scattered for Now

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Rick Reynolds

Yesterday, we memorialized a man of God, Dr. Richard Allen Williams, former pastor of Christ Community Church in Tampa and president of Trinity College in Clearwater. It struck me that here we all were, together in the building that most … Continue reading →

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The Essence of Love

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Rick Reynolds

God sent his only son into the world. God sent his only son into the world that we might live through him. God sent his only son into the world that we might live through him by the sacrifice of … Continue reading →

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They Can’t Handle the Truth

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Rick Reynolds

4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that … Continue reading →

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Standing Our Ground

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Rick Reynolds

And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. 1 John 3:3 You can’t ponder the hope of seeing the savior face to face and not be pure. Somehow we must be in … Continue reading →

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