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Stimulating theology is an oxymoron for most people. "Theology" sounds like something for the severely intellectual, full of complicated ideas that escape the typical Christian reader. In reality, theology is meant to enhance our understanding of God. Most of the words that make up the Christian vocabulary are common words, drawn from the realities of life, and therefore are easily applicable to...

SERVING GOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN the privilege and responsibility of human beings. Before sin came on the earth, Adam served God by working the ground (Gen. 2:15). In this verse the Hebrew word for “work” is ˓ābad, the same word translated “worship” in Exodus 3:12. Ministry in the Old Testament was service performed in obedience to God, and when the tabernacle and the temple were erected ministry was primarily the responsibility of the priests and Levites. The prophets spoke for God, and in