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Why Easter is my Favorite Holiday
Read more: Why Easter is my Favorite HolidayWhat comes to mind when we think of Easter? I’m sure many of us think of the Easter Bunny, hard boiled eggs, egg hunting, and family meals. But isn’t the whole point of Easter Christ’s death and resurrection? There is no religion on the planet, besides Christianity, that offers the only plan of redemption for…
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Christmas Q&A
Read more: Christmas Q&AQ: Why do we celebrate Christmas? A: Jesus’ Birth is celebrated. The famous passage in Luke 2:11 gives us the picture of what we celebrate: “11 for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” – Luke 2:11 Christmas should cause us to leap for…
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A Christmas to Love: (Or Insert Favorite Hallmark Movie Title)
Read more: A Christmas to Love: (Or Insert Favorite Hallmark Movie Title)We all remember Christmas mornings. Coffee is brewing and gifts are wrapped and under the tree. Then, gifts are opened and smiles abound. Prayers are said and delicious meals are eaten. These are the memories that remain in our minds and in our photo albums. These happy images adorn Christmas cards, carry the melody of…
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Christmas: A Time to Praise Mary or God? (Luke 1:28-42)
Read more: Christmas: A Time to Praise Mary or God? (Luke 1:28-42)Tis the season for praise and worship. As I was looking into the praises we sing at Christmas time, I was shocked to find a whole collection of praises to Mary called the Marian prayers. After 1050 AD, parts of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) took Luke 1:28-42 to justify the ‘Hail Mary’ prayer, which…
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The Modern Evangelical Assault on Sola Scriptura
Read more: The Modern Evangelical Assault on Sola ScripturaNo one ever plans to apostatize. A good, faithful Christian doesn’t go to sleep and then wake up the next day and walk away from the faith. It takes time, and there are a number of contributing factors. But before someone leaves the faith, they must either abandon, pervert, or weaken the Scriptures such that…
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Why The Reformation Still Matters: Ecumenicalism & The Five Solas
Read more: Why The Reformation Still Matters: Ecumenicalism & The Five SolasWhy The Reformation Still Matters in Big Eva I keep hearing of Churches that are confusing their members about the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and Evangelical Christians (Big Eva). Even Billy Graham made mistakes by building bridges with priests. And in recent years, efforts like Evangelicals and Catholics Together (ECT) and The…
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The Unsung Helpmate of Martin Luther
Read more: The Unsung Helpmate of Martin LutherIt was just a few short years ago that my husband and I took our first international trip together to Germany. We were able to meet some of Justin’s family and see the Luther sights we had always wanted to see. Justin read Eric Metaxas’ book on Luther and had wanted to travel there ever…
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Calvinism Explained: T.U.L.I.P
Read more: Calvinism Explained: T.U.L.I.POctober begins the celebration of Reformation month. When like-minded believers remember the Reformation of the Church from the false doctrine of the Catholic Church. The date we usually attribute to the Reformation is October 31st, 1517. On this day, Martin Luther nailed 95 theses against the door in Castle Church Wittenberg, Germany in order to…
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Holy Week
Read more: Holy WeekThis week is Holy Week (also called Easter week or Passion Week), a testimony to the Glory of God in accomplishing only something He could do, defeating sin. God is perfect in His attributes and as a result we are called to be perfect in His presence (Matthew 5:48). Holy Week shows us that God…
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Hope For Easter
Read more: Hope For EasterLiving in Brazil I never really noticed the changing of the seasons. In Rio, the weather is always sunny and warm. The trees are always green. The flowers are always there. We have some windy seasons, rainy seasons, and chilly seasons (which can’t even be called winter). Living in Michigan I enjoy seeing the changes.…