Articles by: Bryant Neal

 

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  [epistle of james] chapter 1

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  Read James 1 (NASB, ESV, MSG) OK…so sue me!!! So, I like the little wave machines. You know the ones that I’m talking about. The little rectangular glass enclosures with the blue fluid on the bottom and the clear fluid on top that do nothing other than slowly tilt from [...]
   
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  [the story of God, the story of us] chapter 12: consummation

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  Consummation. A word that is rich in meaning. While this word speaks of a specific event in a finite space of time, it also speaks of a future which is yet to be completed. Marriages are consummated with the expectation of two people coming together in a joining of their [...]
   
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  [the story of God, the story of us] chapter 5: community (part 2)

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  Chapter 5 opens with the crowds gathering together once again at the fireside with the old man and musician getting ready to open the weeks storying time. The people gather with the expectation of a comfortable story but instead they begin to be reminded of the reason why they are [...]
   
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  [the story of God, the story of us] chapter 1: creation

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  The story of God, the story of us. What a simple thought! What a profound concept. The first chapter of this book is entitled ‘Creation’ and it is presented from the viewpoint of an elder of Israel during the Babylonian captivity as he hears and witnesses the heart’s cries of [...]
   
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  [present perfect] chapter 1: mere christianity

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  To get the full flavor of what this chapter entitled: “Mere Christianity” talks about I must take a moment to go back to the introduction of the book and share the experience of the author, Gregory A Boyd. As Boyd is running along a serene lake side road a couple [...]
   
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  [the mystery of the cross] part 7: enduring mysteries

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  The Cross and its Eternal Power Pope Gregory the Great said that the cross was set up for the salvation of mortals and stands as both a mystery and an example whereby the Divine power takes effect, an example whereby man’s devotion is excited. He continues by saying that redemption [...]
   
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  [real-time connections] chapter 6: engaging society

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  This past Christmas season, I was eating out and was being waited on by a young waitress that I had come to know over a period of time. I asked if I could pray for her and she mentioned her husband needed work and couldn’t find it but that she [...]
   
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  [the naked gospel] part 4: burning matryoshkas

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  by Bryant Neal As I begin this contribution to the blog project for the “Naked Gospel”, the first thing I have to say is WOW!! Reading through this book was like standing outside in the direct line of a fire-hose gushing out ice cold water, but in an awesomely refreshing [...]
   
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  [servolution chapter 5] hurricane katrina: the day the levees broke

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  by Pastor Bryant Neal The fifth chapter of Dino Rizzo’s book: Servolution centers upon the experiences of Dino and the people of Healing Place Church; but, much more than that, the many other pastors and congregations that came together in the midst of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Rizzo opens [...]