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Dear Christian Churches, I’ve kind of had it with you. For years I’ve sat and watched how your priority has been yourself. The vast majority of your money is spent on your buildings, your personnel, and your programs established for your people. During church council meetings your leadership focuses on building repair, how to get…
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I’ve begun writing my second book – a men’s devotional written in my own unique style. I thought I’d share an entry and see what you think! “Bad company corrupts good character.” 1 Corinthians 15:33 Ooh, this one is so true!! And I’m not talking about joining a gang and being around a bunch of…
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I recently had a discussion with someone at our church who was unhappy with me because I didn’t feel they were following a biblical approach to a problem they were having with another person. It’s a difficult situation, but I pointed out to my friend that the Bible doesn’t give us a pass just because…
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I just read a story on Facebook about a pastor who committed suicide after being outed on the Ashley Madison adultery website. Dr. John Gibson, 56, was a communications professor at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, a husband and the father of two. While the story says he mentioned other issues in his…
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If you’ve been watching the news or any social media the past couple days you know that a county clerk in Kentucky, Kim Davis, has refused to issue marriage licenses in her county – straight or gay – and is now in jail for her refusal based on her religious convictions. This is a tough…
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I want to make a few things clear today for my more liberal friends: I don’t care who you love I don’t care what you do I don’t care what decisions you make for yourself Your life is not my business unless you try to make it my business And I don’t care if you…
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These past 10 days or so have been a little difficult. I have found myself in the awkward and uncomfortable position of having to correct a couple of my fellow Christians regarding their actions, which is never fun. I keep asking myself the same question: “What is wrong with these people? Why can’t they do…
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A few years ago I was attending the Global Leadership Summit, which is an annual two-day international video-conferenced leadership symposium headquartered in Barrington, IL at Bill Hybel’s Willow Creek Church. During this particularly conference Bill spoke on what he called Holy Discontent. His premise was simple: there are things that we see in life where…
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In recent weeks I’ve heard a few people make the comment, “I was born this way,” or “This is just who I am” when explaining their behavior – mostly their bad behavior. Obviously in our culture today, “born this way” has significant overtones resonating in the LGBT community. Today I want to talk about the…
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