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Jesus Likes Me This I Know

October 11, 2010 By Mike Goeke
Jesus Likes Me

Jesus Likes Me This I Know Mike Goeke, October 2010 I am sort of a weird guy. I prefer the term quirky, but semantics aside, I am weird. My interests are not typical (or maybe I should say that they are not stereotypical) of your run-of-the-mill guy. I remember sensing that I was different at about age 5. In many ways, my early years were spent feeling odd and yearning for friends and some sort of acceptance. These days, I don’t worry so much about being weird. For the most part, I am comfortable with myself. I can still feel lonely at times, and I can feel like that little 5 … [Read more...]

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God Is Not An Enabler

September 14, 2010 By Mike Goeke
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God is Not an Enabler Mike Goeke, September 2010 “God is love.” This statement, which is indeed Biblical, constituted a friend’s rationalization for his decision to leave his family and pursue a life defined by both direct sinful behavior and a general pursuit of what he claimed made him happy and satisfied in life. “I believe God loves all His children,” he told me. I had to agree with him, but as I mulled over his comments to me I realized that for my friend, ‘love’ meant that God cared nothing about his behavior or how he lived his life. To him, God was a sentimental … [Read more...]

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Why Easter Matters

April 2, 2010 By Mike Goeke
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Why Easter Matters - Mike Goeke “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, and your faith is also vain. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins.” Paul’s words in I Cor. 15 are powerful. Sometimes we look at Easter and the resurrection as just a part of Christianity – but the reality is it is the most important part of Christianity. Jesus died carrying the weight of our sin – and it is His resurrection that relieves us of the penalty of our sin. We have nothing without the resurrection. In fact, Paul says that if we … [Read more...]

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The Jesus Who Saves by Mike Goeke

December 21, 2009 By Mike Goeke

I’m on a personal mission to wipe away the image that I call “children’s Bible Jesus.” I call it that because my first memory of this image graced the pages of my illustrated children’s Bible, but it is a familiar image culturally and worldwide. Children’s Bible Jesus is that image of Jesus showing a handsome and very white man with straight, sparkling teeth, flowing, product-enhanced hair and piercing blue eyes. His robes are bright white and his arms are usually up in the air or cradling a precious little lamb. Sometimes he has a halo, but almost always has a ‘glow’ about … [Read more...]

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