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  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 [...]

   
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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 [...]