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“I Am the Door”

The 2nd century Christian writer Hegesippus gives one of the earliest detailed traditions about James the Just—Jesus’ brother. He wrote that the religious leaders brought James to the pinnacle of the temple during Passover and asked him to publicly deny … Continue reading

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“You have died…”

In Colossians 3, Paul brings together everything that he has taught in Colossians 1 and 2 and gives us the great “If-then” transition to everyday application. “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, … Continue reading

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“We live between three fires”, says the pastor of Gaza’s only Protestant church

Gaza Christians praying: That is the image that the pastor of Gaza’s only Protestant Church would want the world to see in answer to the question he receives frequently these days, “What are Gaza Christians doing during the present conflict … Continue reading

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