Category Archives: Bible Stories

The Lesson of Abraham

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Jeff Block

My wife Faith gave me the most amazing Christmas present last year. She knows I have weak eyes and that reading is a bit difficult, so she purchased for me a subscription to Audible.com, so that I could “read” more … Continue reading →

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The Internalization and Radicalization of the Law

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Jeff Block

“You have heard it said…  But I say to you…”   – Jesus To say Jesus of Nazareth was a controversial figure is a gross understatement. Loved by some, hated by others, but extremely hard to ignore … and considered by … Continue reading →

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You belong to Christ!

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Jeff Block

To the Christian, specifically my fellow seminary students… A sermon manuscript on Colossians 2:8-15, prepared for my homiletics class at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Introduction How many of you have a smartphone? Personally, I’ve been an iPhone guy for awhile. I love … Continue reading →

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On Life

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Jeff Block

People get just about everything backwards. It’s one of our strongest “gifts”. Maybe “propensities” would be a better word. As a broken and sinful people, we have the seriously unfortunate tendency to call light “darkness” and up “down”. We call … Continue reading →

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On Death

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Jeff Block

The eternal God gave us life. “The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature” (Genesis 2:7). In the beginning, we … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Certainty

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Jeff Block

Can we be certain about the purpose of our lives? What has God put us here to do? When I think about these questions, I have moments of crystal clarity. Sometimes, I feel like “the arrow that springs from the bow” — … Continue reading →

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