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Christmas Eve Is About Waiting
What Is Christmas Eve About? I can remember as a child, each Christmas Eve, waiting for Santa to arrive. I would put cookies out on a plate, a glass of milk, and a note, just [Continue Reading…]
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You Can Help The Poor Anytime You Want
As we approach Thanksgiving, I’ve been hearing much talk about people and churches organizing a means to help feed the poor, because nobody should have to starve on Thanksgiving. But why only on Thanksgiving? Aren’t [Continue Reading…]
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Reading Romans 3 Like, “Huh?”
Have you ever heard or read something where your response was, “Huh?” I took A Religious Pluralism Class While in seminary, I took a religious pluralism class. During our time of going through Islam, I [Continue Reading…]
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Who is Glorified In Your Actions?
Who Is Usually Glorified In Your Actions? Let’s say at work, do you work to glorify yourself, or to glorify your boss, team, or company? Here’s a question: if you do something that benefits your [Continue Reading…]
Bible Study
Unlocking the Transfiguration Confusion
The Transfiguration has for a long time been a confusing event. Questions such as, why was Moses up there? Why was Elijah up there? What did it mean? Why did Jesus only take 3 of [Continue Reading…]
Bible Study
A Divided House Cannot Stand
Mark 3:7-27 is a little long to include on here, so I’ve just posted the link this time. Verse 13 brings us to where Jesus walked up the mountain side with the 12 that He [Continue Reading…]
Q&A
What About Those People On Deserted Islands?
Hey Andy, what about those people on deserted islands who haven’t heard the Gospel? Will they still go to hell? If the Island’s Deserted Hi, well, first of all, if the island’s deserted, then there’s [Continue Reading…]
Book Reviews
Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Moral Leadership
I became a fan Dietrich Bonhoeffer while taking a class focused on him in seminary. One of my own, personal ways of evangelizing used to be writing Christian messages on the back window of my car [Continue Reading…]
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The Community of God’s Family
While interning at a Chicago church, I received a phone call during a church potluck from a young man with a lot of questions and complaints about Christianity. In the midst of our conversation, I asked [Continue Reading…]
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How Should Christians Respond To Their Gay Kids?
Once, while looking at a church’s website, I saw an announcement on their front page telling about them hosting a woman who travels the world talking about homophobia and the Church and accepting your gay [Continue Reading…]