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How Much Bad Theology Can You Believe And Still Be Saved?
Forty years ago as a brand new follower of Jesus I attended a two day conference in the Super Dome in New Orleans entitled World...
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Mar 103 min read
Is It Wrong to Have Sex Before Marriage?
As an Elder I was co-leading a new members class at my Church last month when I was asked, "Where in the Bible does it say sex before...
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Mar 35 min read
The Economics Of Church Planting In The U.S.
I don’t know if you’ve ever thought about the reasons for the disconnect between how churches were planted in the New Testament and how...
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Feb 244 min read
Christian Business Reimagined
The term Christian Business is odd. Can businesses actually be "Christian?" Obviously not. However businesses can be run using many...
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Feb 174 min read
U.S. AID: What Would Jesus Do?
Every day for the last week there’s another story about Trump and Elon Musk dismantling U.S. AID, the 40 billion dollar agency tasked...
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Feb 104 min read
Holy Bravery, How Christian Men Act Like Men.
I ran across this blog on the Desiring God website. Men, how do we obey the command to “be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like...
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Feb 39 min read
California Wildfires: Moral, or Natural Evil?
Literally since Adam and Eve, humans have been trying to figure out who to blame for one problem, or another in their life, or the world....
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Jan 273 min read
Loving an “Unlovable” Spouse or Other Family Members
I no longer love my husband. I’m not looking to get out of this marriage, but he’s selfish, insensitive to my needs and feelings and a...
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Jan 205 min read
Why Are So Many Christians So Cruel?
A blog by David French; Here’s a question I hear everywhere I go, including from fellow Christians: Why are so many Christians so cruel?...
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Jan 134 min read
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