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Tag Archives: relationships
Matthew 19: 1-12 Relationships and the Kingdom Revisited
Matthew 19: 1-12 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 Large crowds followed him, and he cured them there. 3 Some Pharisees came to him, and … Continue reading
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Tagged divorce, Gospel of Matthew, Matthew 19, Matthew 19: 1-12, relationships
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Matthew 5: 21-32 Law and Relationships in the Kingdom
Matthew 5: 21-32 Parallel Mark 9: 43-48; 10: 11-12; Luke 12: 57-59; 16:18 Highlighted words will have comment on translation below 21 “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder’; and ‘whoever … Continue reading
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Tagged Adultery, Anger, desire, divorce, lust, Matthew 5, Murder, relationships, Sermon on the Mount, sexuality, Ten Commandments
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Faith in A Digital Age
This is a series of classes I created for my congregation in January and February 2019 that I captured digitally so that they could be used by other communities or small groups or for members who are unable to be … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, Cell Phones, Connection, Dating, Digital technology, Email, internet, relationships, Social Media
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Dangers of a Digital Age
Session 8: Dangers of a Digital Age This is the final installment of an eight-part series on faith in a digital age. The outline of the series is: Week one: Advertising in a Digital Age Week two: Email, Multi-tasking and … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th Amendment, Data-mining, Digital technology, faith, internet, relationships, Social Media, Trolling
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Dating and Relationships in a Digital Age
Session 7: Dating and Relationships in a Digital Age This is the seventh part of an eight-part series on faith in a digital age. The outline of the series is: Week one: Advertising in a Digital Age Week two: Email, … Continue reading
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Tagged Connection, Dating, digital age, Paradox of Choice, relationships
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The Father’s We Seek
On Mother’s Day I wrote about women being more than mothers, and on Father’s Day I’m going to take a different angle because I think men struggle with a different issue and that is in society they are at best … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Psychology and Philosophy
Tagged Father's Day, Fatherhood, relationships, shame, Work
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