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More than once I have been involved in discussions with those who mistakenly assert that “sin is sin and all sin is the same; all sin is equal in the eyes of God.” While I agree that all sin is egregious and separates us from God,1 it is demonstrably untrue that all sin is the same.…

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In the twenty-sixth chapter of the book of Acts we find Saul/Paul standing before Agrippa, recounting his journey to Damascus to rage fury against the believers there. It is on this infamous journey that Jesus fell upon Saul as a bright light, knocking Saul to the ground and blinding him for three days. Toward the…

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I was born and raised in Kansas. I didn’t move to the Pacific Northwest until 1991. Last week I made a ten-day visit to Kansas and confirmed that having lived for two decades in Washington State, I have completed the transformation from “tough guy” to “Washington Weenie.” It was hot and humid! I was borderline…

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