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October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

The Almighty’s Men

Posted by Jazzdat in Christianity, Elections, Faith, God, Religion

“Our leaders may be chosen by us, but they are determined by God – sometimes for reasons we don’t understand.”

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020

The Enduring Stain of “Colored Only”

Posted by Jazzdat in Black Lives Matter, Christianity, God, Love, Racism, Religion

“Mom didn’t just wash the dirt from our clothes that day in the laundromat. By her peaceful act of defiance, she helped wash some of the stain from that ‘Colored Only’ sign at the back of that room.”

June 25, 2020June 27, 2020

Guns, Self-Defense and the Bible: Christian Perspective

Posted by Jazzdat in Bible, Christ, Christianity, Faith, Fear, God, Gun Control, Guns, Jesus, Police, Religion, Self Defense, Weapons

“Gun ownership by itself is not a sin. Nor is self-defense when a person is physically threatened with lethal force. However, throughout the New Testament, Jesus’ overwhelming focus is on the importance and preservation of life.”

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020

God’s Love Comes in Many Colors

Posted by Jazzdat in Bigotry, Christianity, Discrimination, God, Jesus, Love, Prejudice, Racism, Religion

  There is increasing emphasis about the importance of “being on the right side of history.” More importantly, we need to be on the right side of God. And God is color blind, showing no partiality and loving equally people of all colors: “But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Don’t judge by a man’s face or…Read more »

June 18, 2020June 20, 2020

Recognizing Idolatry

Posted by Jazzdat in Christianity, Disobedience, God, Idolatry, Judgment, Rebellion, Religion, Sin, Warning, Worship

“…an idol is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, and anything that you seek to give you what only God can give.”

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Waiting to Be Found

Posted by Jazzdat in Christianity, Faith, Forgiveness, Free Will, God, Love

“God is always with us waiting to be found. He wants to be found.”

May 27, 2020

Revelations of Faith During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Posted by Jazzdat in Christ, Christianity, Covid-19, Faith, Free Will, God, Jesus, Love, Religion

“Just as the course of people’s lives reveals their relationship to God, so too does their response to the Covid-19 pandemic reveal whether God is at the forefront of their thoughts and actions.”

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

Silver Linings

Posted by Jazzdat in Bible, Christ, Christianity, Covid-19, God, Jesus, Religion, Spiritual Healing

“The way that people are coming together to help one another through the Covid-19 crisis in my community is a silver lining beneath the dark cloud that has settled over our land. So is the time it has given us all for spiritual reflection.”

April 25, 2020June 20, 2020

Signs

Posted by Jazzdat in Christ, Christianity, Covid-19, God, Jesus, Mercy, Messiah

“For those who heed the signs of the coming spiritual storm, it an opportunity to prepare by mooring in the safe harbor that can only be found when we acknowledge Jesus as the Promised Messiah and follow Him.”

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020

Psalm 91

Posted by Jazzdat in Christ, Christianity, Covid-19, Faith, God, Jesus, Pandemic, Psalm 91, Religion, Trust

“He will shield you with his wings! They will shelter you.”

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