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Jesus the True and Better Priest
All along we’ve been observing the way that religion alone cannot cover over the stain that sin produces. Which has led many to draw the conclusion that Jesus came, in some way, to eradicate religion....
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Jesus as True and Better Religion – Purity and Sacrifice
If you’ve been following along, you know that this week we’ve been discussing the way that religious duty is an insufficient way to cover over shame. This post is lengthy, but hopefully reveals the...
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“Unseen:” Q & A and Wrapup
The bulk of this blog post is dedicated to the questions that were submitted via text message at Tri-State Fellowship on Sunday, May 20. This series has focused on the “Unseen” forces around us. In...
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“Surface Shines, Inside Rots:” Pharisees on the Right, Pharisees on the Left
Christopher J Wiles pastor | writer | speaker Facebook Twitter Google+ “We’re all ok, until the day we’re not. The surface shines, while the inside rots.” (Rise Against, “Audience of One”) In the...
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“God is in the House:” Religion and Morality Control
Christopher J Wiles pastor | writer | speaker Facebook Twitter Google+ For more than 20 years, Nick Cave has been cranking out some fairly bleak punk-influenced music with his band “The Bad Seeds.”...
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Writing as Soulcraft
Christopher J Wiles writer | speaker | servant Facebook Twitter Google+ Our stories are precious things. They flow through us—and out of us—in rivulets of nouns and verbs and all the other fragments...
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Farewell, Tri-State
Christopher J Wiles writer | speaker | servant Facebook Twitter Google+ Well howdy, Tri-State. Having been your pastor for the last seven years, I’ve witnessed a great many changes, but presently I...
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A resurrection in our suburb: Revisiting the theology of James
A resurrection in our suburb Revisiting the theology of James Christopher J Wiles writer | speaker | servant Facebook Twitter Google+ Being the brother of the Messiah can’t be easy. Think about...
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‘To thine others be true:’ How the reformation redeems us from being ‘liked’
'To thine others be true:' How the reformation redeems us from being 'liked' Christopher J Wiles writer | speaker | servant Facebook Twitter Google+ I love sushi. So much so that I was delighted...
View Article“Can’t No Preacher-Man Save My Soul:” Sin, Shame and Barton Hollow
The video is of the band The Civil Wars with their song “Barton Hollow.” You have to love the chorus: “Ain’t going back to Barton Hollow Devil gonna follow me e’er I go Won’t do me no good washing in...
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