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Christopher Diebold
Dec 7, 20213 min read
Salvation as Re-creation
The following is a reflection revised from a previous version adapted for reflection at the end of the year Following on from my previous...
Christopher Diebold
Dec 2, 20213 min read
Re-creation through De-creation
The following is a reflection revised from a previous version adapted for reflection at the end of the year. In Genesis 1 and 2, Moses...
Christopher Diebold
Nov 23, 20213 min read
The Importance of Living Life
I occasionally have those moments in life when I question what I’m doing and why I’m doing it. Often, these moments come early in the...
Christopher Diebold
Nov 17, 20214 min read
A Word on the Overly Sensitive Conscience
Earlier this month, a lobsterman in Maine caught an extremely rare lobster.[1] Tucked among the more normally colored lobsters was a...
Christopher Diebold
Nov 12, 20213 min read
Ordinary and Invisible Providence
Some of my favorite texts in the Bible are the ones when the invisible is made visible, however temporary. In 2 Kings 6, the king of...
Christopher Diebold
Nov 2, 20213 min read
Paul's Potty Mouth
The apostle Paul could at times summon quite shocking imagery to jolt his readers into appreciating his points. One common example is his...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 26, 20213 min read
Halloween
In an age of sophisticated call blockers and upfront “no solicitation” signs, it is not often in our society that many of our neighbors...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 21, 20213 min read
A Massive Miscarriage of Justice
For me, one of the most fascinating parts of the sermon text this week is how Paul ends up in Roman custody. I note in the sermon how...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 12, 20213 min read
Christian Ambition
On the topic of Christian ambition, I heard a friend of mine present it in an interesting way one time. As he was preaching on the duties...
Christopher Diebold
Oct 5, 20213 min read
The First Day of the Week
When Paul takes a pit stop on his way to Jerusalem in Troas, he ends up spending a week in town. As Luke records the most notable event...
Christopher Diebold
Sep 30, 20214 min read
Disturbers of the Peace
It is evident in the latter half of Acts 19 that the peace of Ephesus is shattered. The question, however, is who is responsible for...
Christopher Diebold
Sep 23, 20214 min read
The Kingdom of God
In the first half of Acts 19, Luke uses the phrase “kingdom of God” to describe Paul’s preaching and the subject of his persuasions in...
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