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The Therapeutic Level
In the world of medicine there is a term that is used of prescribed drugs, the “therapeutic level”. It means the amount of drug that must be present in the body to achieve the desired benefit. While it is a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged backsliding, church, church attendance, discipleship, encouragement, Hebrews, judgment, love, madness, money, obedience, obedient, purpose, religion, salvation, sin disobedience, spiritual backsliding, spiritual health, spiritual strength, therapeutic level, wisdom, worship
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Authentic Humility
Humility is a sneered-at word. Who wants to be humble? It is equated with weakness, being a victim, and impotency. Pride, on the other hand, is envied, vaunted, and promoted. Why? Possibly because we’ve often misunderstood what humility is. This … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Parenting
Tagged Christ, church, courage, disciples of jesus, faith, generosity, Gospel, grace, hope, humility, judgment, love, meaning of life, mercy, Messiah, obedience, pattern, religion, sacrifice, salvation, sin, theology, wisdom
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David’s Advice for Building a House for God
1 Chronicles 28:9, 10 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a whole heart and a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged Christ, church, courage, discipleship, distractions, divided loyalties, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, fear, Gospel, grace, hope, judgment, knowing the Lord, love, meaning of life, obedience, pattern, prayer, pride, purpose, religion, salvation, Temple, unity
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Dawkins and Moral Compasses
Richard Dawkins has made quite the splash in recent times with books arguing against religion and belief in God. He is an evolutionary biologist, an atheist, a vice president of the British Humanist Association, and the author most recently of The God … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, New Testament
Tagged atheist, Christianity, church, Dawkins, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, forgiveness, generosity, grace, heaven, hope, Judaism, judgment, justice, meaning of life, purpose, religion, theology
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The Two Sides of Kindness
Kindness is not a topic that you are likely read too many posts about. It seems just sort of—well, bland. “Yeah, yeah, practice random acts of kindness, blah, blah, blah.” But for Christians it is a rather important virtue to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Parenting
Tagged Christ, church, courage, emotions, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, fear, feelings, gentleness, Gospel, grace, Jesus, judgment, kindness, love, parenthood, persecution, purpose, salvation, sin, wisdom
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Standing for 1st Century Christianity in the 21st Century — #3
We may complain a lot about trying to live a 1st century Christian life in the 21st century—there are so many new temptations that we have to contend with, so many cultural differences, so many challenges that we believe the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament
Tagged ancient paganism, Christ, church, courage, current-events, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, fear, Gospel, grace, idols, judgment, justice, love, obedience, pattern, persecution, religion, sacrifice, salvation, suffering, wisdom, worship
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Standing for 1st Century Christianity in the 21st Century — #2
Our last posting gave thought to a stronger than usual pressure in our modern world to change God’s church, His moral standards, and His ways. However, we had also noted that rather than these being extraordinary and unprecedented times, there … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth, New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged change, church, convenience, courage, excuses, eye-candy, faithfulness, false teaching, idolatry, idols, leadership, pattern, sin, teaching, the one true God, truth, worship
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Standing for 1st Century Christianity in the 21st Century
American culture (and most of western culture) is one that prides itself on being advanced, thoroughly modern, progressive, and sophisticated. If we’re not changing, innovating, and tweaking things, we are stagnant, old-fashioned, or losing ground. We hold in contempt or … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical patterns, Christ, church, courage, faith, faithfulness, false teaching, grace, judgment, love, obedience, persecution, religion, religious change, salvation, standing firm, standing strong, theology, worship
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A New Year, A New Set of Resolutions (part 2)
Yesterday I posted a few suggestions that I hoped would be helpful in keeping new resolutions. Upon further reflection, I think there are three more that I’d like to add. If you’ve made some resolutions, or just want to change … Continue reading →