Kevin Graham, Christian Author
We who know what it is to fear the Lord, do what we can to persuade others...For Christ's love compels us (2 Cor 5:11).
Category Archives: Wineskins Family Study
A Tribute to the Rugged Peaks of Glory
Many have attempted to summit a towering peak. Those who have succeeded relish both the accomplishment and the breath-taking views, forever changed by the experience. As a summary, to what has turned out to be a 10 month family bible … Continue reading
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Tagged bible study, Christ, covenant, life, purpose, Scripture
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Finding A Way Around The Fine Print
Who cares about covenants! Now that we are coming to the final pages in our family study of the New Covenant through a review of the book Wineskins, we once again take a brief reflection on over a dozen biblical … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Christianity, covenant, Jesus, new covenant, Scripture, truth
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The Arsenic Buffet
This week’s billboard sign from a local church read, “It’s all about relationships”. A news photo showed another church welcome sign with its pithy little saying: “Believe the Bible, just not literally”. Our culture has rapidly become a towering babel … Continue reading
Divine Mutation
One new man out of the two. The concept of integrating separate identities into one ideal has inspired visions of fantastic mutations from minotaurs and centaurs to Frankenstein and Spiderman. Apparently, the Creator of life has a similar interest as … Continue reading
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Tagged chosen, faith, Gentile, identity, Israel, mutant, people, race
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Threads of Intent
As colorful as language can be, it is not like art. Art, in whatever form it manifests itself – sculpture, painting , carvings, dance – intentionally conveys meaning at levels often contrary to the overt theme. In other words, artists … Continue reading
A Loving God Wouldn’t Do That
According to a minister I heard recently, salvational grace has no limits because God is unlimited. That may sound logical, but it is not a biblical reason. Presumably this idea comes from a rendering of the protestant emphasis of “faith … Continue reading
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Tagged dispensation, grace, nature, new covenant, theology
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Wicked Rich
Money isn’t everything, so it is said, but it is way ahead of whatever comes second. Why is it that in order to justify wealth as a believer in God, one needs to go to promises under the Old Covenant … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiddler, Gospel, Inheritance, new covenant, rich, wealth
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Breathing Room
What is it about our curiosity that tends to crowd around victims of tragedy? When someone falls down injured or a body is dragged out of the water, invariably on-lookers will form a tight circle of morbid curiosity. Those who … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, disagreement, patience, practical theology, toleration
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Greater Than The Gospel
The gospel of Jesus is the good news of forgiveness, redemption, and salvation though our Lord’s atoning death and resurrection. It is the message of grace that sparks hope in the hurting. But the gospel doesn’t tell the whole story. … Continue reading
Extraordinary Human Trafficking
The divine agreement God has made with Christians is unprecedented. All former covenants are pale shadows of the brilliance offered in the New Covenant. Fruit from a restricted tree, a mark on a forehead, a rite of passage onboard an … Continue reading
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