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14 books @bibledude readers are reading right now [april 2012]

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This has become one of my favorite activities every month… checking out what BibleDude.net readers are buying through this site. It gives me some great insight into what people are digging into, and what kinds of discussions here are really resonating with folks.
1 john 4:7-21 [god is love]

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Read 1 John 4:7-21 (ESV, NIV, The Message). Some things I believe. . . Counterfeit Love I believe that love in its purest and unadulterated form cannot be given or shown without the power of God. Maybe that’s what points to the many one night stands and high statistics of divorce and [...]
[the 7 project] month two: clothes

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It literally drove my wife nuts. As I was preparing (the day before leaving) for a mission trip, I needed to pick up a couple new pairs of ‘missions pants’. I was in and out of 3 stores in about 30 minutes, and had tried on several pairs of pants, [...]
1 john 4:1-6 [test the spirits]

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Read 1 John 4:1-6 (ESV, NIV, The Message). “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.” – 1 John 4:1 Many of us have relatives who aren’t saved or who are in [...]
1 john 3:11-24 [love one another]

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Read 1 John 3:11-24 (ESV, NIV, The Message). Talk is cheap. You’ve heard it a thousand times, yet it seemingly is so hard to grasp. What I learned as a communication arts student in college is something that I’ve seen reinforced in my ministry over and over again: What you say is as important [...]
1 john 2:28-3:10 [children of god]

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Read 1 John 2:28-3:10 (ESV, NIV, The Message). As a child my instructions were to keep my room clean especially around Christmas time. I had this idea that Santa’s elves were omniscient. With this thought, I hastily shoved toys, old socks and smelly shoes under the bed and deep into the darkest [...]
book review: sacrilege [finding life in the unorthodox ways of jesus]

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I recently had a pretty deep conversation with my nephew about God. I’ve always had a perspective on religious things that he’s respected. He’s a senior in high school, and has a lot of stuff to figure out right now. His struggle was reconciling the God of the Bible with the [...]
1 john 2:18-27 [warning concerning antichrists]

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Read 1 John 2:18-27 (ESV, NIV, The Message). As I often do, I would like to begin this posting with a couple confessions. First off, I love Lutheran theology and nerd out about it. I love the focus on grace, the promises of baptism, and the idea that many Biblical passages have [...]
1 john 2:15-17 [do not love the world]

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Read 1 John 2:15-17 (ESV, NIV, The Message). Love people; use things. Never confuse the two. Ever heard that expression? This helpful instruction for life restates the heart of these verses in 1 John. The gist of this passage is that all the wonders of God’s creation can be expropriated for sinful uses. [...]
1 john 2:7-14 [the new commandment]

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Read 1 John 2:7-14 (ESV, NIV, The Message). It’s not that complicated! One of the things that frustrates me the most about how many Christians approach interpretation of the Bible is how we over-complicate the message. We pull soundbite-sized passages from various places and build entire theologies and denominations around them. The [...]
1 john 2:1-6 [christ our advocate]

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Read 1 John 2:1-6 (ESV, NIV, The Message). One of the things I’ve noticed since moving to Florida has been the sheer number of TV commercials for lawyers. I know that they run them everywhere, but it seriously seems like I’m hearing things like, “Don’t settle for less than you deserve,” or [...]