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The B. B. King Bible

The man named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all living.  Genesis 3:20 Eve – We need a new bible translation.  I suggest we call it the “B. B. King Bible.”  Why?  Because “the thrill is gone.”  The relationship between Adam and “Eve” after the Fall is the epitome of B. B….
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The Crucial Difference

But take the utmost care and watch yourselves scrupulously, so that you do not forget the things that you saw with your own eyes and so that they do not fade from your heart as long as you live.  Deuteronomy 4:9 Eyes – Abraham Herschel said it.  “The essence of Jewish religious thinking does not…
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Decision-Making

Do not become wise with yourselves.  Romans 12:16 Wise – If your biblical orientation is Greek, you will have quite a struggle with this verse.  Does it mean that you need to stop thinking, learning, questioning and reflecting?  Does it mean that you must strive for the “simple” faith, accepting uncritically whatever is taught?  Most…
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Wild At Heart

But He searching the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit  Romans 8:27 But – There is no more important word in prayer vocabulary than this one: de.  “But” God knows.  How we need to dwell on this word!  Lost in the wilderness, terrified by our loneliness, we can only answer one of…
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Hurting Prayer

for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;  Romans 8:26 Groanings Too Deep – Sometimes prayer is simply silent agony.  Sometimes the heart is so hurt that there just aren’t any words left to say.  Sometimes there are only…
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Now What?

for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;  Romans 8:26 How To Pray – Is this really the problem?  Does Paul mean to say that we don’t know how to pray?  It doesn’t seem so.  Prayer is ultimately about…
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