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Too High a Calling?
Psalm 27 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Paul wrote this letter to the Church in Corinth from his apartment in Ephesus. Then he gave it to friends to hand deliver (16:17). When they arrived in Corinth they … more →
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Too High a Calling?
Jon Martin wrote 1 year ago: Psalm 27 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Paul wrote this letter to the Church in Corinth from his apartmen … more →
Whither the Flame?
Jon Martin wrote 1 year ago: Matthew 5:14-16 and John 1:29-42 There are some television shows Susanne and I want to preview befor … more →
Pathways to Change
Jon Martin wrote 1 year ago: Psalm 29 and Matthew 3:13-17 We finally sold our red jeep. Some of you may have noticed the “For Sal … more →
Your Best for 2008
Jon Martin wrote 1 year ago: Matthew 2:1-12 Have you put away your Christmas decorations yet? Some of them? All? We haven’t. That … more →
Covenantal Divide
Jon Martin wrote 1 year ago: Isaiah 25:6-10 and Matthew 1:18-25 This is our fourth week climbing mountains in Isaiah. From three … more →
Pulchritude
Jon Martin wrote 1 year ago: Isaiah 52:7-10 and Psalm 98 Advent leads us toward Christmas in a way that makes me want to savor th … more →
The Road Home
Jon Martin wrote 1 year ago: Isaiah 40:1-11 and Matthew 3:1-6 Advent is that uphill climb toward Christmas Day. Last week I share … more →
When Peace Wins
Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: Isaiah 2:1-5 Advent is a spiritual time to reexamine our sense of why we need a savior. With so much … more →
Winter Plans in the Kingdom
Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: 1 Corinthians 16:5-9 and Colossians 1:11-20 Paul ends his letter to the Corinthian Church by outlini … more →
Anxiety Ahead
Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 and Mark 1:29-39 When I drive our jeep, and then drive our minivan, I notice wh … more →
Ancient Paths
Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: Jeremiah 6:16a and Romans 6:3-11 Our family attended a baptism this summer that was for me very … more →
Do You Have Potential Vision?
Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: Luke 18:9-14 Do you ever do this: you’re cooking something maybe toast or something in the over or o … more →
The Testimony of Trees
Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: Luke 19:1-10 and 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 The Zaccheus story is a great text to read today. Man … more →
Hear Hope Here
Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: Jeremiah 7:1-7 and 2 Timothy 1:8-14 I’ve been reading different parts of the prophet Jeremiah for th … more →
Inaugural Address
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Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: Nehemiah 8:1-10 and Luke 4:14-30 I want to look at these two accounts in the Scripture today. They a … more →
Got Salt?
Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: Luke 14: 34-15:2 and 1 Timothy 1:12-17 What do you put salt on? French fries, garden tomatoes, eggs, … more →
When Words Leave the Page
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Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: See this as a PDF Did you ever notice that there are certain words we all agree to pronounce differe … more →
Compare and Contrast
Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: See this as a PDF As you drive on the inner loop of New Circle Road just past the Nicholasville Road … more →
Gospel of Emptiness
Jon Martin wrote 2 years ago: See this as a PDF Today we announce that death does not have the final word any more. The resurrecti … more →
