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What Did Jesus Do?
Christians know that Jesus died on the cross for their sins, but when we’re pressed for extra information as to why that changed the world, we don’t always know what more to say. “What exactly did Jesus do?” we wonder. To find the answer to that question, we have to zoom out to get a…
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Gap & Day-Age Theory
On this episode of The Erinvironment, Erin and I look at different theories as to how the world was created, including Gap Theory and Day-Age Theory. Listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing to the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
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Ancient Bible Poetry & Modern Worship Music
There’s an ancient Egyptian story about a bored Pharaoh who called a prophet into his court to entertain him. In order for that prophet to compellingly prove that he was hearing something divine, his words were expected to be “a poetic and well-polished literary form that would represent the speech of the gods” (Marvin A.…
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Why Do Bad Things Happen?
As we continue our series on, “God’s Grand Framework,” we address the question of why bad things happen if God is omnipotent and desires a world full of love and goodness? Watch above or listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing to the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
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“I Can’t Breathe” Song
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a new song, but desperate times call for desperate lyrics. So with that, here’s, “I Can’t Breathe,” which is one of those God-perspective-type songs. VERSE 1How many timesMust the ground open upTo drink the blood of innocent skinHow many timesWill Lamech get his wayAnd claim that I embraced his…
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Peaceful Engagement
We have been in the midst of many pro-life moments over the last few months. The stay-at-home order called us inside to protect others from a medical condition and now peaceful engagement has called us outside to protect others from a social condition. Many of the pastors in our Conference have thoughtfully preached into racism in previous…
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Love, Peace and Racism
In light of what the world is going through, we take a pause in our new series to talk candidly about racism. You can watch above or download the audio on the 1208PODCAST on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play or listen on our webpage.
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Peaceful Protest in Jackson, MI
Last night some friends and I walked from my house to a peaceful protest in our city on behalf of our black brothers and sisters. A police officer (great guy I’ve worked with in events in the past) came to take questions from the crowd. A local black pastor shared an encouraging word and led…
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Throwback Episode: Black Lives Matter
Back in October of 2015, I felt led to get into the topic of racism while preaching through the book of Acts. I’m re-posting this episode on the 1208PODCAST now as we look to Jesus for direction and justice in our current time. Listen to this episode on the 1208GREENWOOD webpage or by subscribing to the 1208PODCAST…
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Pentecost Sunday and Racism
A few years back I had a young black man in our congregation text me about the pain he was going through. Every time he turned on the news, it seemed like there was another person of color who had died for no good reason. He didn’t understand it and he didn’t know what to…
