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From The Outset
You Talking to Me? Simon, Andrew, James and John heard Jesus’ call that day, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” All of the gospel writers record that the men pulled their boats ashore, left their boats and nets behind, and followed him. They’d still be fishermen. But fishing, in their experience,… Continue reading
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Proverbs But ‘O The Week
The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him. (Proverbs 15:8) Continue reading
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Why YOU Should Like Big Buts
A friend from long ago sent me a note politely declining my suggestion that she LIKE the Facebook page for Big Buts. It is true, when the world reads “Jane Doe LIKES Big Buts” in FB’s news feed it could be misunderstood. Your fundamentalist friends may just un-friend you! Egads! But that could be the… Continue reading
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From The Outset
But Shifting Gears for a Moment Immediately after the record of his temptation, we come to a turning point in the life of Christ—and in Matthew’s record—from Jesus’ preparation to his public ministry. When Jesus learned that John the Baptist has been jailed, he returned to the region of Galilee. Galilee in Jesus’ day was… Continue reading
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Big Buts: The Podcast
I’ve debuted a series of 2-3 minute devotional thoughts based on appearances of the word but from Matthew’s gospel on iTunes. You can subscribe to the feed through your iTunes account–go to the iTunes Store, Podcast section, and search Big Buts–or by simply clicking the podcast icon on the top of the left column… Continue reading
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Proverbs But ‘O The Week
The house of the righteous contains great treasure, BUT the income of the wicked brings them trouble. (Proverbs 15:6) Continue reading
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The Great Commandment
The gospel writers Matthew and Luke both recorded Jesus affirming the greatest commandment: “Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, all of your soul, and all of your strength and love your neighbor as yourself.” There’s a big but introduced into the context in Luke’s account (Luke 10:25-37). There, Jesus is in conversation with… Continue reading
Darin Michael Shaw
In addition to being the world’s foremost expert on the conjunction but, author and freelance writer Darin Michael Shaw (he/him/his) identifies as a post-evangelical, free-range Jesus Freak, taking Jesus seriously when he says, “Follow me,” while inviting others to come and see for yourself.
Big Buts of the Bible 