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Making Restitution

It has been several years since I taught on this subject. It is time for another reminder. If you are a normal, moral person, that is, not into [...]

Impossible Commands? Be Ye Holy

“But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy’” (1 Peter [...]

Definitions of Grace/Grace in the Bible

“Big words” normally mean lots of letters and a surplus of syllables. Here, I will use “big” to mean a word’s frequency of use and its influence on [...]