LGBTQ+ Should the Church Accept it? A recent hot topic in America was the United Methodist Church’s General Conference. Typically, these things go under the radar and do not make national news or trending pages on the internet. However, when you are a global church presence and the major topic for debate has to do with the LGBTQ+ world, you
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It’s no secret that New York State (and others at this point) has passed a bill allowing late term abortions. Many Christians find this to be an appalling move. Others are okay with the medical necessities that might be involved. But what would Jesus say about the new law? Let’s take a look at what I think.
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Put to Death? That sounds a little harsh doesn’t it? Death is permanent. There is no recovering it. It’s gone forever. Did you know that the concept of “putting something to death” is biblical? Well, it is! Check this out: “Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is
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Unanswered prayers are a big part of Christianity. They aren’t necessarily a good part. They certainly aren’t a fun part. Nevertheless, if you have been a Christian for any amount of time you are likely to have unanswered prayers. As a matter of fact, most non-Christians probably have unanswered prayers too. In some (maybe even many!) cases this might be
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Credit Cards: Friend or Foe? Today I would like to talk to you about Credit Cards (gasp! no!!!!). I know, I know, credit cards are the ultimate evil. Right? Well, that is what most Dave Ramsey followers would say. In Financial Peace University, we celebrate when someone tears one up. Today, I would like to look at 3 things that
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As some of you may know, the television network Freeform, offers what they call “Harry Potter Weekend.” They actually do this on a regular basis. You can spend all weekend watching 7 of the 8 Harry Potter movies (for some reason or another they do not seem to own the rights to the Order of the Phoenix and as such never
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That’s right. God does not need you and he doesn’t need me either. This may come as a harsh reality to some of us. As a matter of fact, I have had someone get very upset with me when I made the statement that God does not need us. So hang on for a minute. I promise that there is
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Author of Love Melissa and I recently went to a conference geared toward youth ministry. We got to hear form a lot of different speakers and learn a lot of different things. Some of them were authors, some of them lead a company, and others just knew what they were doing and were successful. One author/speaker/evangelist was David Nasser. The
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Theology 101 Theology is not necessarily one of my strongest points when it comes to Christianity. While I think that I have a solid enough understanding of theology and a working knowledge of the study, this is more acquired than it is of any formal substance. This is because I essentially skipped over all of the basic introduction to theology
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College does not Teach You This month, I will be celebrating my one year anniversary from finishing school. This was after 20 straight years of school (from Kindergarten through a Master’s Degree). I took no breaks during this time. While I am sure some people have longer stretches of education (going straight into a doctorate for example), I feel that
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