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Archive | November, 2014

Holiday Fools

Published November 25, 2014

(Tripp Ledger – 11/25/2014) Holiday Fools As I sat down to write this there was a Norman Rockwell calendar sitting on the table opened to April.  The painting shown, April Fool 1945, is quite a sight.  A man, wearing skis and fishing a blue lobster out of a tomato can labeled “Plums” with a backwards rod, is surrounded by all sorts of foolishness.  Apparently there are 51 “errors” in the painting.  As I contemplated all this, it brought to mind some of the foolishness we see around us during this time of year. We have just celebrated Thanksgiving, and yet […]

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Living a New Life

Published November 14, 2014

Living a New Life Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.  And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live […]

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