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" Universities such as Cambridge, Oxford, and Harvard all began as Jesus-inspired efforts to love God with all ones' mind. "

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" Sometimes, an inability to believe in Satan reflects a larger inability to believe in a spiritual plane at all. "

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" In the context of worship, amusement is a waste of time and a waste of life, and therefore a form of sin. "

" Jesus had a universal concern for those who suffered that transcended the rules of the ancient world. "

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" At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. "

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" As a preacher, my charge is to proclaim the message of the Scriptures. To help the people in my congregation become a people of the book. I love getting to do this. "

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