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Jezebel
She pulls her silver in patient ripples, stringing adhesive wire from spoke to spoke, clasping one circumference and another, and...

cjoywarner
Jun 21
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Summer Sunrise
Like a hot air balloon of gasping brightness, The sun ascends the gravity of night, Flames into a blinding, red-gold ball...

cjoywarner
Jun 21
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The Providence of Pain: Joseph's Test, Part I
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob--three very human patriarchs who each spoke directly with God and whose prayers and altars are recorded in...

cjoywarner
Jun 19
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The Breaking at Peniel: Israel's Strength
Jacob deserves a bit of grace for being the one of two sons who had a heart for God, despite all his flaws. It is easy to exaggerate his...

cjoywarner
Jun 8
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A Tale of Two Blessings: Jacob's Quest, Part II
Twenty years had passed since the day Jacob set foot in Paddan-Aram with nothing more than his shepherd's staff. At least seven of those...

cjoywarner
Jun 5
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Is Faith a Work? Contending with Calvinism, Part II
Have you noticed these days how faith--the very means of our salvation, Â upon which Luther's Protestant Reformation was built--is often...

cjoywarner
May 30
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Is Faith a Work? Contending with Calvinism, Part I
Is faith a work? Of course not, most self-respecting, healthy people will answer. Why would you ask that? Thank you. I agree. Is...

cjoywarner
May 30
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The Power of Jesus' Name
"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" If you can relate to the days of hymnals, you might have opened one in which "All Hail the Power of...

cjoywarner
May 25
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A True Sight of Sin in Psalm 19
Can you imagine polling people on the street and asking them if they have sinned today? If they don't attack you first, chances are, the...

cjoywarner
May 17
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What Have They Done with Faith?
Introduction: Too often we hear preachers today thunder out the message--that is, if they preach with authority at all--that...

cjoywarner
May 13
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