• Faith: Sight Beyond Sight

    Faith: Sight Beyond Sight

    “For we walk by faith, not by sight” (2Cor 5.7).[1] “I’ve got to let it go. I gave it to the Lord.” We walk by faith, not by sight. “I want the Lord to take it, I can’t handle it no more.” We walk by faith, not by sight. “I’ve prayed about it a lot.…

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  • Holding the Right Kind of Basket: A Discussion of Christian Social Justice

    If this world is going to hell in a hand-basket, should Christians be the ones holding the handles? Or is fighting satanic forces every step of the way a false calling? I raise these questions because of the current debate found within the Christian church regarding social justice. There are those that take the stance…

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  • Sin is an interesting topic and not one limited to Christian conversation. I am often amazed at how freely the word is used and the subject is addressed in literature, in entertainment, and I suppose sometimes in art. How sin is defined and applied will vary depending upon the persons’ religious convictions,[1] presuppositions, assumptions, biases,…

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  • “You can’t legislate morality!” Take a moment and let that statement sink in. Do you notice anything wrong with it? Perhaps not. Many don’t. I’ve heard the claim by both Christians and non. Rather than assuming the truthfulness of the statement, what would an intelligent person do? Wouldn’t a wise first step be to ask…

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  • “You’re just arguing semantics!” One of the things that interested me early on in the ministry is the way in which language is used. Attempting to convey the meaning of biblical texts written thousands of years ago kind of stresses the importance of having a somewhat workable knowledge of language. I’m not even speaking of…

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