Author: D.M. Jorgenson
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Luke 20:45 – 21:5-9 In the past two weeks, I have listened to two different sermons on Luke 21 and the so-called Widow’s might (or mite depending on who you are). A conversation from many years ago with my sister keeps needling my conscience about this passage, though, and I would like to address what…
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It was a beautiful new year morning on the North Shore. I got to the beach early, hoping to start this new year at sunrise with the waves. I had my longboard ready and paddled out from Pua’ena Point into the break. It was a beautiful day of smooth waves, though nothing huge. I made…
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Arch your back in a banana shape, paddle smoothly, straight forward. Hold your hands just so. Don’t rock side to side. Use your body weight. Position correctly on the board, not too far forward or back. Paddle, paddle, paddle. See the wave, turn, paddle, paddle, paddle. Catch the wave, paddle, paddle, stand. Ride for some…
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Is America a Christian Nation? Was it ever?
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A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is…You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down. A man who gives in to temptation…
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I recently returned from almost a month’s worth of traveling around the globe – a little Asia, some US Midwest, some island hopping, and a bit of the East Coast. Getting back to Oahu, one of the very first things I did was throw my 8-foot foamie in my car and head to the waves.…
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“For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from His sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him…
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What is Biblical fatherhood, and how ought we know our Heavenly Father?
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It was Waikiki in September. We parked in a hotel parking structure and carried our big Costco foamboards under our arms and walked the downtown streets with bare feet toward the ocean. It was warm and beautiful, and I was nervous, but surfing was what I had always wanted to do. We paddled out from…
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Some thoughts on the podcast series from Christianity Today on The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill.