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Why Were the Apostles So Sexist?
Hey Andy, what’s with Paul telling women that if they don’t cover their heads, they might as well cut all their hair off? Also, why did he and Timothy tell women to keep quiet in [Continue Reading…]
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My Religious Lifestyle Is Gone, HELP!
Hey Andy, I’m a Christian and I’m reborn, but I haven’t been keeping up with my religious lifestyle. I used to be so serious about reading my Bible and praying at morning and at night, [Continue Reading…]
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How Should We Respond to Persecution?
Hey Andy, How Should We Respond to Persecution? Should we retaliate? Should we just turn the other cheek? Hi! You know, while flipping through Facebook one day, I came across an article asking if Christians [Continue Reading…]
Youth Ministry
Discovering True Peace
This is kind of a long lesson on peace. It includes several activities with reflection questions afterwards. This might work best for a lock-in. Lesson Aims In this active Bible lesson, Students will identify the [Continue Reading…]
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God Experience: No Rain at Third ACTIVATE Event
I’d originally posted this a day or two after this ACTIVATE event in 2006: Do you want to hear about an awesome God experience? Ok, check this out…July 29, 2006, we held an outdoor youth [Continue Reading…]
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How Can I find True Faith?
Hey Andy, how do I find true faith? I feel at times I’m just going through the motions. What’s the secret? Will fasting bring me closer to God? Will visiting Israel? Hi friend! How do [Continue Reading…]
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Don’t Worry, I’ve Got This
One night, during my last semester in seminary, it rained real hard…almost hurricane-like weather – I love such weather, always have. I actually feel closer to God when it rains sometimes–so I ran home, put [Continue Reading…]
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Why Did Jesus Need To Be Baptized?
I was thinking the other day about a conversation I once had with an Evangelical-Lutheran Pastor once about Baptism. He told me of an interesting story that his Bishop had told him: “People are treading [Continue Reading…]
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Why Did Jesus Chase Out Money Changers?
Hey Andy, why did Jesus antagonize Jewish clergy by whipping the money changers; all the while proclaiming toleration and love of all human beings? Hi, this event with the money changers was brought up in [Continue Reading…]
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What Is Lent Really All About?
You may have noticed people walking around yesterday with black marks on their foreheads. That’s because yesterday was Ash Wednesday…and also the beginning of Lent. What is Lent, anyway? Well, Lent is a Christian thing [Continue Reading…]