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Just Say…Jesus
Former first lady, Nancy reagan, in her efforts to stop drug usage among young people was asked what to say to kids to help them to stay away from them. Her response was to tell them to “Just say no!” … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged burdens, Christ, courage, drugs, eternity, faith, forgiveness, grace, guilt, heaven, hope, Jesus, Just say no, knowledge, life, love, meaning of life, obedience, purpose, religion, repentance, salvation, truth, willpower, wisdom
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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
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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What is Generosity?
I love generous people! Don’t you? And my congregation has many such people, who share their homes, their time, their talents, and their money. And God loves generous people, too, because generosity is a part of holiness. Our God is … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament, Old Testament
Tagged generosity, gift, giving, grace, holiness, investment, money, riches, share, sharing, stewardship, thankfulness
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How to Give the Right Way
Note: This posting comes from an article that I wrote for the Manchester church of Christ on January 9. I thought that perhaps those who are in ministry or others who are disciples generally might be interested in thoughts about … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged amount, attitude, Christ, church, collection, contribution, evangelism, faithfulness, false teaching, generosity, giving, grace, heart, love, meaning of life, mercy, obedience, pattern, religion, stewardship, wisdom, worship
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The Humble Still Receive Him
Though over 2000 years have come and gone since the coming of Christ, some things have changed very little — “Wise Men Still Seek Him”, “Evil Men Still Are Troubled by Him”, “The World Still Doesn’t Recognize Him”, and “The … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament
Tagged angels, baptism, Christmas, church, disciple, discipleship, faith, faithfulness, follower, grace, humility, incarnation, Messiah, obedience, pattern, pride, shepherds, sin, wisdom, worship
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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 →