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Real Love is Hard Work

August 1, 2025 Andy 0

Everybody seems to talk so freely about love. I love pizza. I love my dog. I love driving fast. I love…and from youth, I’ll always hear about some boy or girl being in love with [Continue Reading…]

Why don’t American Christians Follow All of the Bible?

July 20, 2020 Andy 0

Hey Andy, why does it seem that some American Christians focus on the pre-Christian Old Testament of the Bible, while seemingly ignoring the messages of New Testament like “Love thy neighbor” and “Judge not, lest [Continue Reading…]

Learn to Pick Your Fights

March 13, 2019 Andy 0

Fights can often turn off with good results, or bad results, and just like with fighters in a ring, even the most experienced debater can get “hit” with something they didn’t expect. So it’s important [Continue Reading…]

Drawing a Line Between Who’s In and Out

September 26, 2018 Andy 0

While in Seminary, one of my professors had mentioned a quote that he was struggling with: “Jesus stands on the other side of any line we would draw between those who are ‘in’ and those [Continue Reading…]