Faith
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As some of you know, I was out of the church for 25 years before coming back. Having grown up in 12 different homes one of the things I saw was a lot of different Christian denominations. One home was Assembly of God. Another was Catholic. Another was Baptist. I attended a Four-Square youth group…
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I’m fascinated by human nature. I love to know what makes people tick. Instead of looking at the “what” about people, I seek to find the “why” about them. Why do people do what they do? You see, what people do is just a symptom that has some causation which is the why. One of…
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Okay, I know I’m going to fire up some of my readers with this one but God has put it on my mind for the past few days so here goes! Recently, I’ve run across a few people who have decided to leave Christianity. There are a variety of specific reason that include: Now let…
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Most of you know that I love to scroll social media to see what folks are thinking. After the Super Bowl I noticed a ton of Christians responding to the “He Gets Us” ads that played during the game. Unsurprising all the Christians responding to the ad had nothing but negative reviews. If you didn’t…
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I made someone mad again. It seems that upsetting people is my super power! In my defense, though, nothing I ever say is mean-spirited, derogatory or untrue – and I did apologize. But I have a way of saying things that are what leadership gurus today would call “Emotionally Unintelligent.” I remember when I worked…
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We just completed a study called Weird by Craig Groeschel in our adult Sunday school. I really enjoy Groeschel’s stuff – he’s honest and to the point. Weird was a six-part series challenging Christians to live a life that most people would consider weird. As Christians we are to love our enemies, pray for those…
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At church today, my Pastor, Bret Truax at Calvary Baptist in Salem, OR, was preaching on baptism. Three kids from the church got baptized this morning, and the pastor used the occasion to remind the congregation about the origins and meaning of baptism in our faith. But it wasn’t a comment about baptism that caught…
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