Tagged: The Matrix

How Do We Bear Up Under All This?
Posted on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Bible Study, every spiritual blessing, It's a Wonderful Life, Jesus, Star Wars, survive the times, the greatest story ever told, The Hobbit, The Matrix, The Wizard of Oz

Here’s the thing. In movies, it’s exciting when the wise guide or sage tells the young Jedi or Hobbit or girl from Kansas that they already have everything they need. Frustrating for the character, yes. But it makes for a great movie! We watch in anticipation of the moment when the star finally accesses the …[ read more ]
The Antidote to Phariseeism – Take the Red Pill
Posted on Monday, September 5th, 2011 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: everybody's cryin' mercy, how not to be a Pharisee, percentage of evangelicals in Rhode Island, Pharisees, Rhode Island churches, tax collectors and sinners, The Matrix

Have you ever had a Bible verse leap off the page at you? Has God ever whispered in your ear that this one verse is for you right now? During a recent prayer time that happened to me as I read this passage from Matthew 9:10-13: “While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many …[ read more ]