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Recovering the Treasures of God’s Word (and why we often leave them buried)
Read more: Recovering the Treasures of God’s Word (and why we often leave them buried)If a stranger were to look at your life, what would he learn about the Bible from it? Would he think that it contained some holiday stories you read a few times a year? Would he think it some weekly almanac? Would he think it was a book of motivational quotes that you glance at…
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Sermon Plagiarism
Read more: Sermon PlagiarismRecently, there has been much talk about the SBC President Ed Litton plagiarizing sermons. What’s the big deal? It wasn’t long ago that I was made aware of many pastors that were caught doing the same, many of whom did not lose their jobs. It seems Big Eva is at odds with the gravity of…
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Love is Love?
Read more: Love is Love?We’ve all seen it everywhere; the signs that say “love is love.” It seems like every third car on the road bears the coexist bumper sticker. When I see these, my mind always goes to the same place and I just keep thinking to myself, what does that even mean? Who is defining this love?…
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God’s Will (Part 2): Our Game Plan
Read more: God’s Will (Part 2): Our Game PlanIn my previous article, God’s Will (Part 1): Theologically & Practically, we discussed the Biblical view of God’s will. However, in this article, I want us to have a game plan for those decisions that aren’t as easy. What do we do when there isn’t a chapter and verse that explicitly explains what to do?…
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God’s Will (Part 1): Theologically & Practically
Read more: God’s Will (Part 1): Theologically & PracticallyI remember sitting in Church as a kid always hearing about God’s will for my life, but never knowing what that meant. This is the first of 2 articles that discuss the Biblical view of Gods’ will (Part 1) and a practical game plan for us to follow (Part 2). In this article we are…
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The Problem With The Sinner’s Prayer
Read more: The Problem With The Sinner’s PrayerThe sinner’s prayer has been a taboo topic in Christian culture for a while now. People take pride in the date they have stamped in their Bibles as their “spiritual birthdate.” It’s a date they can reminisce when they raised their hand when the preacher said “three” with everyone’s eyes closed and replicated the scripted…
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3 Reasons Why I Left the Mega-Church
Read more: 3 Reasons Why I Left the Mega-ChurchIn 2000 years of Church history there have been many battles, but the most recent battle is for territory and turf. It seems that the franchise model of Churches have brought competition in evangelicalism. Most awana programs, youth groups, and young adult programs have been sucked up by the business model of mega-Churches. The issue…
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