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Brief meditations
Apples of Gold
(Scriptures & insights)

Shorts
The Cross-life 
Parents and children 
Christian work life
Christian experience 
Christian character 
Christian self-image 
Prayer 
The spiritual world 

Longer expositions
Cross References
(Topical studies)

Morality and Culture 
Inner and Outward Life
Biblical Inspiration and Interpretation 
Old And New Covenants
Topical Studies 

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Drawn Swords
(Exhortations & Prophetic challenges)

Deficient doctrine 
Other "gospels" 
 

Featured Topics

They Testify of Me -- Jesus in the Scriptures
The Heavens Declare -- Physics, technology, and Gospel
The Cut-up Concubine -- Critique of the American Church
A Hell of a Life -- American suburbia
"Do Unto Me" -- Jesus' call to serve the needy



©1998 Thornbush (Carrollton, TX)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




 
 
 
 
 
 

Apples of Gold:
 
 

Shorts:

Pips
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Spinning Wheels
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The Cross-life:

Divine Arrangements (Mark 14:12-16)
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He In Us (John 14:20)
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Count the Cost (Luke 14:28-33)
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Forfeiting God's Blessings (Proverbs 3:1-10)
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God's Double Standard(Luke 15:11-32)
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Life on the Cross(1Cor. 2:2-3)
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Necessary Death (Luke 24:7)
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Remember your Failures(Deut. 15:12-15)
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The Most Unpleasant Task (Mark 15:15-21)
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Now you see Him, now you don't (John 16:16)
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Parents and Children

Heavenly Parent, Earthly Child(Eph. 6:4)
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Baby Steps(Colossians 2:20-3:4)
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House Arrest(John 21:15-22)
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To Love or not to Love?(1 John 4:7-13)
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Christian Work Life

Why Do You Labor(Isaiah 55:1)
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Works That Last(Neh. 4:1-6)
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Full Potential (Ephesians 4:13) 
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Spiders and Flies 
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Professional Suicide(2 Sam. 16:20-17:23)
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The Privilege of Abstinence(Proverbs 31:1-7)
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The Ministry of Failure(Philippians 4:12)
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  Christian Experience

A Question of Guidance (Psalm 9:10)
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Testing and Tempting (1 Corinthians 10:13)
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Loud Praise (Psalm 98:4)
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When Others Judge (1 Cor. 4:3-5)
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Dining Companion(Exodus 24:9-11)
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An Owl in the Desert(Deut. 32:10-14)
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Dilly-dallying in Jerusalem(2 Sam 11:1-5)
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Turnover(Acts 17:1-9)
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Christian Character

Three Overtures in Forgiveness (Matthew 18:23)
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Christian Perfection (1 Chronicles 29:19)
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National Pride (Galatians 6:14)
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Pride Kills (1 Chronicles 21:1-7)
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Us and Achan (Joshua 7)
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Striking the Rock (Numbers 20:10-12)
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Patience First (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
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The Righteousness of Repose (Hebrews 1:8)
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Christian Self-Image

No Alternative (John 6:68)
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Jesus' Self-Awareness (Philippians 2:7)
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Self Worth (Philippians 3:4-11)
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The Good Confession (Romans 10:9)
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Zero Self-esteem (John 15:5)
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Content With Crumbs (Matthew 15:22)
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Obstacle(Mark 10:15)
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Prayer

The Deep Within(Psalm 42)
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Seeking the Secret (Isaiah 26:9)
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Romans 7 in Prayer, Romans 8 in Life (Luke 18:16-17)
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Like a Little Child (Luke 18:16-17)
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Life Prayers (Romans 10:1)
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My Life Prayers 
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Leave the Driving to Him (Gen. 17:1-22)
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Ubiquitous Prayer (1 Timothy 2:8)
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The Pharisee, the Publican, and the Christian (Luke 18:10-14)
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Ordinary Tasks,Extraordinary Prayers(Lu 19:10-27)
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The Spiritual World

Erasing the Curse (Revelation 11:15)
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Civil War (Genesis 38:26)
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Seeing and Perceiving (Isaiah 6:9-10)
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The Revelation of Father, Son, and Spirit (John 6:44, Matthew 11:27)
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Children of the Father (Matthew 12:48, 50)
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Evil Versus Evil (1 Samuel 15:1-3)
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Satan in Heaven (Job 1:6)
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Belief in the Unseen(2 Kings 6:8-23)
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The Revealer of Secrets(Daniel 2:20-23)
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Cross References  (Topical Studies):
 
 

Morality and Culture

The Gospel According to Harry Potter 
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Social Evolution
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Halloween:  Clean or Unclean?  (Ezek. 44:23)
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A Spiritual Evaluation of Pokemon  (Titus 1:15)
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The Gospel According to  Pokemon
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Letter on Abortion
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Defusing Racialism 
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Treasures New and Old  (Matthew 13:52)
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Iraq: A "Just War" or Just a War?  (2 Corinthians 10:3)
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Inner and Outward Life

Move to the Mountains
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Faith and Practice
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Thou that Judgest (Romans 2:1)
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The Dynamics of Giving (2 Corinthians 8:12)
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Always Asking (Luke 11:13)
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I Will Meditate (Psalm 63:5-6)
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Taming the Monkey (Psalm 139:17-18)
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Faith Without Certainty (1 Corinthians 8:2-3)
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Cleaning Up the Temple(2 Peter 1:3-4)
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Meditations on Food and Spirit
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Prayer Etiquette  (Luke 11:1)
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The Married Man's Main Ministry   (Eph. 5:25-33)
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Legalism & Lukewarmness: Diagnosis and Cure
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Twelve Points for Happy Employees  (Ecclesiastes 2:24)
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  Biblical Inspiration and Interpretation

Genesis and Revelation (Genesis 1)
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"The Bible should not be read allegorically" (2 Tim. 2:15)
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How Biblical is "Biblical Creationism"?  (Gen. 1)
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What is "The Word of the Lord"?  (Psalm 119:89)
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Saint Stephen's Slip-up  (Acts 7:3)
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Another Look at the Doctrine of Plenary Verbal Inspiration 
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Old And New Covenants:

Blessings of the Firstborn(Exodus 4:22)
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The End of the Law (Romans 10:4)
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The Twelve Tribes of Revelation  (Revelation 7:2-4)
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Israel or Palestine?(Psalm 19:1)
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Two Sets of Tablets (Deut. 9:10)
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  Topical Studies

Locusts, Curds, and Honey 
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God's Pain 
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Three Questions, Three Paradoxes, Three Prayers 
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Does Christ Still Suffer?  (1 Peter 3:18)
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The Comfort Series  (Job 16:2)
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Walking in the Light  (1 John 1:7)
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The Treasures of Death  (Psalm 116:15)
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Thoughts on Suffering (1 Pet. 4:12-19)
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The Spirit of Elijah  (Malachi 4:5-6)
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Speaking in Tongues & the Law of Love (1 John 3:18)
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The Violent Priesthood(Genesis 49:5-7)
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A Great and Mighty Nation  (Genesis 15:13-14)
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Drawn Swords:
 
 
 

  Deficient Doctrine

Doctrine Stew
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Keep Back Nothing Profitable  (Acts 20:20-21)
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Deeds Before Doctrine  (Psalm 105:1)
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A Magnificent Temple
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Faith in Balance (Kenneth Copeland's teachings on faith)
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Signature or Forgery? (Grant Jeffrey & Christian "Bible Codes")
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  Other "Gospels"

Other Paths
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Christ Here Now
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Salvation and Satori
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Response to a Hindu
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The Yeast of the Latter-Day Saints  (Matthew 16:6)
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Wrong Heaven 
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Jesus in the Scriptures

Kissing Judas Back (Matthew 26:48)
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The Stone Which Cannot Be Lifted (Psalm 118_22-23)
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Holy Tantrums (Psalm 137:8-9)
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Death of the Law (Romans 7:6)
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God's Graciousness (James 1:17)
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Worse than Death (Genesis 4:13-16)
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The Cursing of the Fig Tree (Matthew 21:18)
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The Psalm Only Jesus Could Pray(Psalm 7)
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Why Jesus Died (2 Cor. 5:12)
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 The Gospel in the Axe Head (2 Kings 6:6)
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The Greatest Israelite King(2 Kings 23:25)
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  The Heavens Declare:  Science, Technology, and Gospel

The Parable of the Network  (John 3:16)
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Sin as "Spiritual Entropy" (1 John 3:4)
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Biblical Faith From the Mindset of the  Physicist(Psalm 19:1)
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A Communications Systems Analogy for Scriptural Inspiration
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The Cut-up Concubine (The American Church)

The  Tactics of Our Warfare (2 Corinthians 10:3-4)
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The  Heart of the Church (Luke 12:34)
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The Church of Sam's Club  (Matthew 19:29)
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Bodily Weakness  (1 Cor. 11:30)
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You Shall Not Excel  (Genesis 49:3-4)
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Bigotry in the Body of Christ (Titus 1:12)
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Sermon or Supper (Matthew 5:1, Luke 22:14)
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Lament Over New Orleans
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Every Man's Sword Against the Other  (1 Sam. 14:20)
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There Must be Factions?   (1 Cor. 11:18-19)
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Christian Cultural Chauvinism  (1 Corinthians 12:22)
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The Parable of the Engineer (Amos 7:7-8)
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The Parable of the Corporation
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A Hell of a Life  (Modern suburbia)

They Shall Not Destroy (Isaiah 11:6)
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The Lord's Chosen Adversary (1 Kings 11:9-43)
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The End of Technology
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"Why do you labor for what is not bread?" (Isaiah 55:1-3)
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Artificial Intelligence
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Hidden Stench
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Towers of Judgement  (Luke 13:4-5)
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Samson's Hope  (Judges 16:20-21)
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The Gilded Zoo
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Child Unfriendly
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The Green Gospel  (Genesis 1:26)
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Drawn and Quartered
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Commuting to Egypt  (Psalm 126)
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"Do Unto Me": Jesus' Call to Serve the Needy

Sitting on His Hands (Isaiah 42:19)
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Blood Relatives (1 Cor. 10:16-17)
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Jesus Wept (John 11:35)
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Needing the Needy(John 4:4-26)
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They Supply What is Lacking (1 Th. 3:7-12)
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The Parable of the Sales Manager  (Luke 6:46)
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The Parable of the Toys (Luke 8:13)
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Dialogue on Missions  (Luke 14:12-14)
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Why Give to Missions?   (2 Cor. 8:9 )
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I Will Scatter   (Amos 9:9)
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What Do I Still Lack?   (Matthew 19:20-22 )
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Overflowing Generosity  (2 Corinthians 9:12)
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Prometheus Now (poem)
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