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Is it Advent or Christmas?

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Peter H. Davids

I am always of two minds at this time of year. First, the is the confusion between the church celebration of Advent, the waiting the coming of God’s Anointed King that has been fulfilled along with the waiting for that … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Elections

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Peter H. Davids

Given that today is the day before Election Day here in this US of A, one would think that reflection on the election would be appropriate. However, I tried to avoid it, since biblical reflection is far more difficult than … Continue reading →

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Dr. Joseph Blair on Kingdom and Kingdoms

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Peter H. Davids

Kingdom and Kingdoms Jesus came preaching, teaching, and living the kingdom of God as the central thrust of his ministry.  So we should put his kingdom, his kingdom rule, at the center. In the run-up to the presidential election, neither … Continue reading →

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We are in an election cycle right now, and each of the candidates for the two highest offices claims allegiance to Jesus, the two vice presidential candidate as committed Catholics (although of different part of the faithful Catholic spectrum), one … Continue reading →

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Peter H. Davids | 1 Comment

Your Kingdom Come

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Peter H. Davids

I posted this on http://christianthought.hbu.edu, the blog of our department at Houston Baptist University (HBU), but thought that it merited reposting here: I pray the Lord’s Prayer frequently, for, after all, Jesus said it was the way to pray. So I … Continue reading →

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Where are the demons?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Peter H. Davids

There has been a discussion going on on Facebook about why the demonic is not as evident today. I was reflecting last night. I realize that experience tells us that there are three avenues by which people become demonized: (1) … Continue reading →

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The immigrant

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Peter H. Davids

There has been a lot of discussion about immigration lately, about foreigners. It is part of the political dialogue that we live in. In the light of this discussion I am posting a revision of a column that I wrote … Continue reading →

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Oh Death, Where Is Thy Sting?

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Peter H. Davids

I have been reflecting lately on death, for brother-in-law Jim Bouchillon died yesterday, succombing to cancer.  He has died. What does that mean for him? Or for anyone? It is clear that in 2 Cor 5 and Phil 1 Paul … Continue reading →

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Politics: the time when Christians lose their sanctification

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Peter H. Davids

Tonight is the night of the Iowa Caucuses, the more or less official start of the US Presidential race, although in reality Republican hopefuls have been jockeying for some time, creating the political theater of the summer. As politicians compete, … Continue reading →

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Advent or Christmas?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Peter H. Davids

I recently went to our son’s church, which had a very nice Christmas program. It was quite contemporary, so those who like only traditional programs would not like it, but I did enjoy it. I could critique this or that, … Continue reading →

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