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We Are Still Capable of the Cross
Humans are capable of unpredictable things. It’s evidenced by the rise of Nazi Germany, by Rwanda, by mass shootings, and by the cross. We are surprisingly capable of falling into sin, not just as individuals, but as a mass of people—and America is not “too-civilized” to fall into the trap. Martin Luther’s reformed Germany became…
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Royal Family Kids
This week I sat down with Nancy Forney and Ashley Tohm on The SMC Podcast to hear about how Royal Family Kids is teaming up with Coldwater Free Methodist Church to bring about a special camp for foster kids. Nancy and Ashley had both been apart of this ministry in Washington and are now looking…
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The Rebellion of the Tower of Babel
God wasn’t upset that human beings built a tall building. Modern archeology and Hebrew word studies reveal that there’s a whole lot more going in the story of the Tower of Babel. Learn more in today’s podcast episode. Check out this podcast episode on 1208GREENWOOD’s webpage or simply subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
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Resurrection Life
Some verses this Holy Week to remind us of what resurrection life looks like. Resurrection in Jesus’ Teaching No more marriage in resurrection life |::| Luke 20:35 The resurrected body cannot die |::| Luke 20:36 We’ll be equal to the angels |::|Luke 20:36 We become sons of God |::| Luke 20:36 Jesus would go through resurrection…
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Resurrection As the Bible Explains It
What we celebrate every Easter is not just the idea that Jesus died and went to Heaven—that’s not what resurrection is. Resurrection is the putting on of a new body that’s fit for the Kingdom of Heaven which God will one day establish on Earth when Jesus returns. And the Bible has a lot more…
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Seventy
Sometimes geography is known in numbers. There are 50 states. There are 7 continents. For the ancients, geography was seen in the number 70, which was the number of the nations that made up the world after the great flood of Noah’s time. Why does this matter? Well, as we continue into the Bible in…
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Kingdom Scribes
In today’s podcast message, after telling parable after parable, Jesus concludes with a short parabolic-like statement about a new kind of scribe that is informed by the Kingdom of Heaven. Check out this podcast episode on 1208GREENWOOD’s webpage or simply subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play.
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Funeral Prayer
I’ve struggled for sometime to find the right balance in leading a funeral, because not everyone I’m going to help bury is going to be a Christian. When they are, it’s really pretty easy—their life has given me license to talk about the thing they cared about most: Jesus. But when they’re not, it can…
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What Happened Between Noah & Ham?
I’ve only heard one interpretation that makes sense of all the data when it comes to that strange episode of Noah passing out drunk and naked in his tent—and that interpretation is a bit odd. Check it out on the latest 1208PODCAST episode. Check out this podcast episode on 1208GREENWOOD’s webpage or simply subscribe to the podcast…
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John Wesley’s “Bands”
Today on The SMC Podcast I did an interview with an old friend and fellow pastor, Derik Heumann. I found the whole conversation enlightening, especially as both of us are adamant about blending the different streams of the church into the Free Methodist Churches in which we serve (I have been known to blend a…
