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May 4th, 2012

Do the Ends, Justify the Means?

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Can we achieve good ends by any means? Wiebo Ludwig, a christian church leader, was a role model to some and an eco-terrorist to others. What would Jesus have to say about his methods? Jeff Patton sheds light on the scriptures and how we are to achieve our end goal, while relating some fascinating historical and current examples to help us understand God’s perspective on the question of, “Do the ends justify the means?”

April 29th, 2012

Legalizing Prostitution? Calling Black, White

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By a weird twist of irony, Canada’s 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms is now being interpreted by the Ontario Court of Appeal some 30 years after its immaculate conception by Pierre Trudeau as enshrining the inalienable human right of a certain sort of business people, who carry whips and dress in black leather…

April 29th, 2012

Eco-terrorist or Hero?

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How should you save the Earth?

On Earth Day this past Sunday, I decided to do something good for the environment—-and for my family and myself. I took up a large big box retailer’s offer to trade in my rusting, ancient of days, gasoline-powered, emissions-spewing lawn mower for a discount off the price of an environmentally friendly classic…

April 29th, 2012

Finding Security and Significance

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How do we find joy in trials? This seems to be an oxymoron, yet the apostle James says this is something we should do. Jeff Patton delves into the scriptures to examine the joy that comes in the midst of trials as we learn God is our security and significance.

April 21st, 2012

Christian Service: a door to everyday worship

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When Christ came to magnify the law he turned the common idea of leadership upside-down by asserting that we must lead by serving. What is the service that we are to render on God’s behalf? Jeff relates the story of the hard bondage in Egypt and encourages us to rise to the challenge of Christian service that we are called to perform.

April 15th, 2012

Without Godly Vision People Perish

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It is important to have the big picture and see what God is doing – nationally and individually. Jeff Patton brings a message of hope as we sail in the dangerous political waters of our time that we might not succumb to a lack of godly vision as the Titanic did a hundred years ago. Join Jeff in examining the vision that God’s Festival provides and the scriptural examples of Moses and Eli that provide instructive warnings for our time.

April 10th, 2012

Lessons from Unleavened Bread

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lessons from unleavened breadLessons from Unleavened Bread

The apostle Paul during the Days of Unleavened bread wrote to the Corinthians about issues that were facing the covenant community. Jeff Patton speaks of Paul and his rationale in dealing with the problems of the church,  and why an understanding of these historic events is important to us today as we celebrate the Passover season. Are we purifying our lives through obedience to the truth of scripture as we are admonished to do?Have we learned the valuable lessons from unleavened bread?