Bruce Green Articles

Near to the Heart of God

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — Having talked about Christ in Hebrews 3:1ff as an apostle (“one who is sent with full authority to represent the sender” – Lightfoot), the Hebrews writer moves on to further develop Jesus’ priestly role. The “therefore” with which he begins...

Called to Glory

RELIGION — "Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest." (Hebrews 3:1) Do you know what the athletes who will compete in the next Olympic games are doing right...

Thinking about the Atonement

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — In Hebrews 2:6ff, the writer uses Psalm 8 to make the point that Jesus’ humanity — being made a little lower than the angels — was actually the means by which He was able to win back humanity’s lost glory and dominion. What was lost in Eden...

Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  The writer of Hebrews employed a cold opening long before anyone had any idea what that was. Whoever wrote Hebrews wanted to get right to his message, so he does so without identifying himself or giving any kind of greeting. Perhaps...
Embracing The Ordinary

Embracing The Ordinary

By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika I’d like to say a few words in defense of the ordinary. It seems that in...

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Embracing The Ordinary

Wearing God Down

By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika There’s a popular belief that if disciples pray hard enough about...

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Embracing The Ordinary

Touchable

By BRUCE GREENTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika We’ve learned a lot about touch and isolation in the last two years,...

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Embracing The Ordinary

We Are Glad 

By BRUCE GREEN Teaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika It’s been a long time, but I can still remember an occasion when our son,...

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Embracing The Ordinary

Knowing Christ Part 3

By BRUCE GREENTeaching Minister at 10th Street Church of Christin Opelika This is the last part of a three-part series from Philippians 3:7-11 on...

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