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A Lack of Loyalty
A Baptist was marooned, alone, on an uncharted island. He lived there for several years before a passing ship happened to see his fire one night and changed course to investigate. When some of the crew made their way by … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Choices, Church, Church Attendance, Commitment, Current Events, Decisions, Faithfulness, Perseverance, Sports
Tagged 1 Corinthians 1:9, companies offering their best deals to newcomers, funny story about church split, God is faithful, God is loyal, hypocritical coaches, one and done college players, showing a lack of loyalty, story about a Baptist marooned on an island, story about the Baptist who built three huts
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“Christian Verses” Podcast: Matthew 5:9 (Gun Control, part 1)
Gun control. It’s a headline that is taken straight from the current news. And there are Christians on both side of the debate. So Malcolm and I decided to devote two podcasts to the topic. This week’s is more or … Continue reading
Were Adam & Eve Real People?
The attempts to dodge a literal reading of the Genesis account of creation began in earnest with the rise of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and have continued unceasingly ever since. In recent years these attempts have been used by … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Bible Study, Creation, Current Events, Doubt, God's Word, Homosexuality, Marriage, Scripture, The Bible
Tagged Did Adam and Eve really exist?, Genesis, Should we take Genesis chapters 1 and 2 literally?, Were Adam and Eve real people?, what Jesus said about Adam and Eve, what Luke said about Adam, what Paul said about Adam and Eve
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Racism Exists Everywhere
And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings… (Acts 17:26, N.K.J.V.) In game 3 of the … Continue reading
Something We Can Learn From the Harvey Weinstein Story
I can’t get on the internet these days without seeing a new article about the Harvey Weinstein scandal out in Hollywood. For those of you who might not know, Weinstein has been one of the most powerful men in the … Continue reading
Jesus: The Compassionate Liberal
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #4) It is remarkable how Jesus can be so many different things to so many different people. Thus far in this series, we’ve seen Him as the white supremacist’s sanction for segregation and the … Continue reading
Posted in Balance, Capital Punishment, Current Events, Extending Forgiveness, Money, Politics, Scripture, Series: "The Jesus You Know", Stewardship, The Bible, The Death Penalty, The Sermon On The Mount
Tagged Jesus as a liberal, what Jesus taught about capital punishment, what Jesus taught about health care, what Jesus taught about homosexuality, what Jesus taught about illegal immigration, what Jesus taught about the poor, what Jesus taught about the separation of church and state, what Jesus taught about transgenderism, what Jesus taught about war, what Jesus taught about wealth
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Jesus: The White Supremacist
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #2) I was born and raised in Mitchell County, N.C., and have lived here virtually my entire life. The county is small (total population around 15,000) and sits nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountain … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Personal, Racism, Salvation, Series: "The Jesus You Know", Slavery
Tagged Are black people cursed?, Did Noah curse Ham?, Noah cursing Canaan?, scriptures used to support white supremacy, verses southern preachers used to support the civil war, Was Ham the world's first black person?, white supremacy
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What Does Your Jesus Look Like?
“The Jesus You Know” series (post #1) Since none of us have ever seen Jesus face to face, we are left to conjure up our own images of Him in our minds. I myself am still detoxing from a mental … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Favoritism, God's Work, Individuality, Ministry, Missions, Personal, Priorities, Series: "The Jesus You Know"
Tagged a black Jesus, a white Jesus, Do pictures of Jesus violate the second commandment?, Isaiah 53:2, the face on the shroud of Turin, the shroud of Turin, What did Jesus look like?
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The Disciple's Road 