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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: abandon
Calvin: Can I watch the movie “Killer Prom Queen” on TV? Calvin’s Mom: No. Calvin: Do I have to eat this slimy asparagus? Calvin’s Mom: Yes. Calvin: Can I stay up till midnight? Calvin’s Mom: No. Calvin (disgusted): There’s an inverse relationship between how good something is for you, and…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: Christ divided
The theory of the unmorality of art has established itself firmly in the strictly artistic classes. They are free to produce anything they like. They are free to write a “Paradise Lost” in which Satan shall conquer God. They are free to write a “Divine Comedy” in which heaven shall…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: new creation
My self, my Sepulcher, a moving Grave, Buried, yet not exempt By priviledge of death and burial From worst of other evils, pains and wrongs… -Samson Agonistes, John Milton We are, as we have found out this Sunday, an Easter people…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: will
There was a shout from the top of the line. “Come on!” called Christopher Robin. “Come on!” called Pooh and Piglet. “Come on!” called Owl. “We’re starting,” said Rabbit. “I must go.” And he hurried off to the front of the Expotition with Christopher Robin. “All right,” said Eeyore. “We’re…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: made perfect
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets – who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: awayThere’s a wild, wild whisper blowin’ in the wind Callin’ out my name like a long-lost friend… -Lady Antebellum I was reading a book last week called The Gutenberg Elegies…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: power
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days. It was said of the American playwright Lillian Hellman that she was one of the most powerful people of her day…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: passage
The Atoms of Democritus And Newton’s Particles of light Are but sands upon the Red sea shore Where Israel’s tents do shine so bright. -William Blake There is a great irony about Christianity…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: destroyer
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as…
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Continue reading →: discipleship notes: edict
By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. Faith in its proper application is inherently risky. Christianity is the catalyst for the collision of two worlds, one…
Essays, poetry, meditations, and book reviews by Jeremy Vogan.
Jeremy Vogan
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