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Tag Archives: God
Fertilizer or Yeast
Late last year, I closed “Forgive the Confusion” by asking readers to stay tuned for a follow-up piece. What I did not know when I wrote that closing was how long readers would need to stay tuned. To paraphrase an … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Evangelism, Faith, Missions, Religion, Spirituality
Tagged Christ, church, evangelism, faith, God, Jesus, trust
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Forgive the Confusion
Christianity is a simple yet sometimes confusing belief system. If you do not believe that, consider the following. How many different Christian churches are there in your neighborhood? To be clear, I am speaking about churches and neighborhoods in the … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Evangelism, Faith, Religion, worship
Tagged Christ, church, God, Jesus, religion
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Letting God?
Recently, I was moved to write a piece with the title “Speaking of Karma?” It discusses the concept of free advice is not worth what you pay for it and was targeted primarily at a secular audience. Still, there is … Continue reading
Posted in conflict resolution, Faith, Politics, Religion, sin, Spirituality, Testimony
Tagged an eye for an eye, conflict resolution, faith, God, Karma, retribution, revenge, revenge served cold, turning the other cheek
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In Excelsis Deo
For a few years as a child, my mom thought I might have a singing career. She had my little brother and me singing in everything from school programs to church functions, for the short time we went to church. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Religion, Spirituality, Testimony
Tagged blessed, blessings, choir, Christ, Christian music, church, faith, God, religion, spirituality
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A Thanksgiving Thought
Social media this week is filled with memes and personal posts urging us to remember those whose Thanksgiving Day may not be spent with family and friends. Those posts are a call to be thankful for police officers, firefighters, the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, family, Religion, Spirituality
Tagged blessings, Christ, death, faith, God, personal loss, prayer, suffering
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When the Light Fades
In some ways, every day is like the day before. The sun rises, and the sun sets. The wind blows, or leaves hang motionless from the branches. Rain falls, or dust fills the air. Yes, in some ways every day … Continue reading
One Man’s Treasure
Ah, parables! Merriam-Webster defines a parable as follows, “a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle.” To me, biblically at least, parables are often riddles. Riddles, for the record, are defined as, “a mystifying, … Continue reading
A Question of Relevancy: Jonah the Racist?
Many churches strive to make their teachings “Monday morning relevant.” Whether one is speaking of the sermon delivered from the pulpit or an Adult Bible study lesson, the question of relevancy seems to be stressed quite often in some circles. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Politics, Religion, Spirituality
Tagged betrayal, doubt, faith, fear, God, judgment, religion, sin, trusting God
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Survival of the Fittest?
Adherents to Darwinism believe in the survival of the fittest. To be clear, when Darwin’s devotees discuss the idea of survival of the fittest, they are not saying the most physically fit creature or creatures survive. Thankfully, species survival is … Continue reading
Inerrantly Speaking
The Holy Bible, depending upon whom you ask, is either the literal word of God, a well-meaning but poorly written attempt at a morality play or something a group of scam artists developed to fleece ignorant peasants out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Religion, Spirituality
Tagged Christ, faith, God, hypocrisy, inerrancy, religion, spirituality, witnessing
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