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Continue reading →: He Took Away My Sin and ShameHe Loves Me / Second Chapter of Acts / 1974 [Songs that made a difference in my life] Let’s go back a few decades to the 70’s. To a band called Second Chapter of Acts, two sisters and a brother who had long hair and could sing. I loved the…
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Continue reading →: 180 Degrees Out of PhaseRick McNally / July 2, 2025 The document below is one of my favorite things I have put together over the last few years. Its about the paradoxes of the faith. We all have heard of the paradoxes of scripture, There’s a ton of them. Here are a few samples,…
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Continue reading →: Thanks, Jim!Rick McNally / July 1, 2025 A friend of mine died this week. No, I only ever just shook his hand one time, and that was a few years ago. Not even sure what kind of a man he was, really. But I want to thank him today just the…
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Continue reading →: God’s Back BurnerThe presence of God seems to be gone. The connection with the Lord seems to be terminated. God seems to have abandoned David. That is how he feels. The Psalms are much more about “feeling” than most other genres in Scripture. David feels orphaned by God.
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Continue reading →: Jesus Vs. The Pharisees / The Final RoundWe’ve examined the Seven Woes found in Matthew 23 over the last two posts. Some Summary Statements Let’s put this all together. I think it’s helpful for us to see all the terms and all the critiques bunched together to take this in. Taken together as a whole, we have…
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Continue reading →: I Used to Be “Lonely by Myself”Thoughts Flung Free From the Music of My Childhood Rick McNally, June 26, 2025 When I was young “oh so much younger than today,” I ran into an artist named Larry Norman. I was a young Christian who didn’t always fall for the most popular thing around and was attracted…
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Continue reading →: Jesus Vs. the Pharisees / Round FourThe Seven Woes / Part Two / RLM / June 2025 Note: This is a continuation from Round Four… In review, in this section of Matthew 23 we see Jesus pronouncing seven woes upon the scribes and Pharisees. These are brutal critiques. We should examine our own hearts by these…
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Continue reading →: Jesus vs. The Pharisees / Round ThreeThe Seven Woes, Part one of three / RLM / June 2025 What is “woe”? woe / ouai / expressing extreme displeasure and calling for retributive pain on someone or something (ANLEX). A state of intense hardship or distress — disaster, horror. (Louw-Nida). It’s safe to say that Jesus was…
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Continue reading →: Jesus Vs the Pharisees / Round TwoThe Positive Example of Leadership Matthew 23 / Rick McNally / June 2025 But you… Now for the fix, or the alternative. How do we avoid the fake faith and oppressive leadership tendencies of the scribes and Pharisees? Do you really want to know? Are we willing to examine our own hearts…
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Continue reading →: Jesus Vs. Pharisees / Round OneThe danger of usurping the role of God in the lives of people Matthew 23 / June 2025 / Rick McNally This chapter is largely a phrase-by-phrase commentary of Matthew 23, where Jesus describes the qualities of the scribes and Pharisees of his day. Spoiler alert: he is not complimentary. …
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