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Struck Dead

Posted on April 2, 2013 by grahamAlive

How could a loving God do such a thing? Is the great Creator of all life as petty as the Greek god’s of mythology? That must have been a shocking regression of thought that spiked the fear-meter of the early … Continue reading →

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Partially Complete: When the Oxy Becomes the Moron

Posted on September 4, 2012 by grahamAlive

It was my daughters turn to read. As she skillfully parlayed the verbiage, we paused to reflect on a curious dichotomy presented by Jesus. Our family was taking turns reading the few pages of the Introduction to Claiming Christ which … Continue reading →

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Claims or Clams: the search for Pearls

Posted on September 2, 2012 by grahamAlive

“Impress them upon your children. Talk about them when you sit at home” so commands the Lord (Dt 6:7). And so it begins. Once again we embark upon a family study journey. I downloaded the ebook version of Claiming Christ … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to the Rugged Peaks of Glory

Posted on June 26, 2012 by grahamAlive

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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Holy Holi Wholly: One Big Pot Hole

Posted on February 24, 2012 by grahamAlive

The greatest day of the year! (photographer) One side of my family has always treasured Christmas as the most significant day on the Christian and family calendar. The other side disdained such a pagan history and instead emphasized only those … Continue reading →

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Spoon Feeding is for Infants

Posted on February 6, 2012 by grahamAlive

No pain, no gain. (photographer) The saying is intended to validate the need for working through the hard stuff before expecting to acquire something of real value. The same principle can apply even to Bible Study and the persistent search … Continue reading →

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Rocking the System of Worship

Posted on January 28, 2012 by grahamAlive

The first advent of Christ not only rocked the system of expected worship of the one true God, it forever altered how believers are to understand his word. (photographer) According to the author of Hebrews, “He sets aside the first … Continue reading →

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Filtered by the Blood – part 3

Posted on January 25, 2012 by grahamAlive

The last half of the big ten are often referred to as the “Do not” commands. They follow the pattern set in the garden of Eden where God restricted the first humans by giving them one “Do not” command. Whereas … Continue reading →

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Enduring the Swells of Motion Sickness

Posted on January 9, 2012 by grahamAlive

Consistency in bible study is often an exercise in endurance. Perhaps that is not the best reason for staying the course, but especially with all the competing distractions for our attention, sometimes endurance helps maintain the lifeline between spurts of … Continue reading →

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Absent from the Top 10 Lists

Posted on January 2, 2012 by grahamAlive

The New Covenant does not typically appear on top 10 lists. It is the substance of the current agreement between God and Christians, and yet it seldom elicits much attention in Sermons or in group bible studies. Our family bible study through … Continue reading →

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