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grantimusmax
Grant Barnes, aka Grantimus Maximus, aka The Nerdcore Theologian. Currently, he is a PhD Candidate at the Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley, California. He is a graduate of Perkins School of Theology with a Masters Degree in Divinity. He graduated from Texas State University Cum Laude with a Bachelor's degree in English, minor in History. He watches way too many movies, reads too many books, listens to too much music, and plays too many video games to ever join the mundane reality people claim is the "Real World." He rejects your reality, and replaces it with a vision of what could be, a better one, shaped by his love for God.
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Tag Archives: John the Baptist
Starting the Year Clean, Mark 1:4-11
Every year we promise ourselves that we’re going to do better this year, that we’re going to be better people. We’re going to lose that weight, or write that book, or build that project in the garage. We’re inspired by a new sense of invigoration by the marking of a new year.
The cynical part of me always wants to roll my eyes at this, though. Are we really going to live up to these lofty ideals? Or are we going to break our resolutions immediately at the first hint of weakness? Continue reading
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Tagged Baptism, Jesus, John the Baptist, mark, New Year, Religion, Sermons
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Waiting for Christmas: Waiting for the Messenger, Mark 1:1-8
The beginning of the good news[a] of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.[b] 2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,[c] “See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,[d] who will prepare your way; 3 the voice of one crying out … Continue reading
Crazy Cousin Johnny
This sermon was delivered at Lufkin UMC on December 8, 2013. Matthew 3:1-12 New International Version (NIV) 3 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven … Continue reading
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Lent, Day 7: Going into the Grey Havens
John 3:22-36 Common English Bible (CEB) John’s final witness 22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into Judea, where he spent some time with them and was baptizing. 23 John was baptizing at Aenon near Salem because there was a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Jesus, John the Baptist, Lent, Lord of the Rings, prophets, The Precioussssss
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