Category: Life & Doctrine
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“They said they were sorry. They picked up their toys with force and temper. They mouthed ‘yes, sir.’ Though you’ve taught them the form of what to feel, do, and say, you recognize in these moments how helpless you are to change their hearts. This is when we need the same thing Ezekiel did that…
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This question is timeless. It’s one that we’ve all heard many times, and it’s one that will continue to be asked until Jesus returns and puts an end to it. But how do we, as Christians answer this question? Rather than offering a simple answer, I want to break down the question itself and go…
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Today at church the pastor’s sermon focused on the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000. It was a good sermon, and I am always moved by his passion for preaching the Word of God but it wasn’t his points that jumped out at me. It wasn’t the passion with which he spoke, and it…
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Fantastic read from my friend at The Isaiah 53:5 Project
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Today marks 6 glorious years since I launched my first WordPress.com blog, RebornJumpman: Rant’s, Theories, & Random Observations. Since then, 283 have followed me and many more supported my blogging between RebornJumpman and Ancient Abandon. A lot has happened over the last 6 years, but I wanted to take a moment and thank you all…
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Boy, oh boy what a couple of months these have been! I’m glad to say that things are starting to calm down a little bit and I’m finally able to give this blog more of the attention it deserves. The last few weeks before the move were packed with long work hours and the stress…
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A quick update
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I remember my mother telling me as a teenager, “When you have your own children I hope they act just like you did when you were little…” At the time I sat back, laughing and thinking to myself, “Ha! Like that will happen…” Well, yeah… that happened… Try as I might to avoid it, my…
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A brief aside looking at the connection between Jesus and Melchizedek and how it applies to our concept of tithing.
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Just a quick thanks to all of you for helping Ancient Abandon reach it’s 100th Like!
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