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The Gospel and Government
May 8, 2024
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We are in turbulent and transitional times. It is more important than ever that we are confident in the Gospel so we may have a faithful witness and work in our local community, nation and world. Paul encouraged the church in Corinth with these words, “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in […]
Christian Life Tough Issues
Mandates and Conviction
October 11, 2021
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No one has been unscathed from all the banter and volatility around masks, vaccines and mandates. It is tragic to see how these issues have polarized our society, fractured families and even brought great disunity into the Church. The Church should be leading the way in how to discuss and handle these issues with grace […]
Church Tough Issues
Thoughts on History, Church and the State (v.4)
April 20, 2021
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“They do not see the radical claim of truth on the shaping of their lives.”  – Dietrich Bonhoeffer Bonhoeffer pinned those words in about 1930 while he was on a visiting trip to Union Theological Seminary in New York. It was the time of the battle between the liberals and the fundamentalists. At the center […]
Church Tough Issues
Thoughts on History, Church and the State (v.3)
April 12, 2021
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“The state which endangers the Christian proclamation negates itself.”  -Dietrich Bonhoeffer This is a quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer from one of his messages during the rise of the Nazis in Germany. The power grab by Hitler and the Nazis came quicker than anyone could have imagined. It thrust the German church into turmoil and ultimately […]
Church Tough Issues
Thoughts on History, Church and the State (v.2)
April 5, 2021
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We should learn from history, but too many times we end up just repeating it. If anything proves the biblical doctrine of “sin” and that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, “ it should be the repeating of the same evils throughout history.  One of the worst evils that has […]
Church Tough Issues
Thoughts on History, Church and the State v.1
March 28, 2021
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“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” -Matthew 6:33  Recently I finished ready Bonhoeffer; Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German pastor during WWII and Hitler’s Third Reich reign of terror between 1933 and 1945. Reading about the […]
Christian Life Tough Issues
Are We Community Deprived – Take the Test
August 15, 2018
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Mother Teresa has said, “Loneliness is the leprosy of the modern world.” Loneliness and isolation are at epidemic levels today in our culture. Loneliness is like leprosy because it isolates and kills a person. They are different because leprosy is outwardly evident whereas loneliness is a silent undiagnosed killer. Radical individualism has affected the way […]
Tough Issues
Should We Make Our Teenagers Come To Church?
April 23, 2018
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Should we make our teenagers come to Church? Parenting is one of the hardest jobs in the world. It should be seen as a calling for it requires Divine assistance. One of the most sobering things about parenting is that it is not necessarily what we teach our kids, that sticks, but it is how […]
Church Tough Issues
Securing the Blessings of Liberty
November 5, 2016
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The presidential election is just a couple days away and our nation is more confused, fearful and polarized than at any time in history even more so than the civil war era. Our American culture is a reflection of our elected officials. In other words, we get what we deserve. There are several things that […]
Inspiration Tough Issues
Freedom from Identification Confusion
May 28, 2016
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Why is there so much identification confusion today? It is not that it is something new. These issues have been around throughout history. They are however, new in their prominence in American Culture. In reality we all have some level of identification confusion. We all wrestle with identity questions. Why was I born male or […]

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