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What Bible translations do you recommend?

It is a good thing that so many Christians love the Bible. It may not be such a good thing that Christians love their Bibles. That is, debating the relative merits of this translation over that can get rather emotional, … Continue reading

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Voting for Death

It’s a common enough fallacy, tu quoque. It means simply, “You too.” If we are talking about something I’ve done wrong and I point out that you have done the same such has zero bearing on the wrongness of what … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage, Hindered Prayers; Jesus’ Temptation & More

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Last Night’s Look at God’s Promise to Forgive and Cleanse

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I Will Sing an Old Song

Trouble comes to the people of God. If it is not here now, it will be here soon. Those who promise that the Christian life is a breezy walk through the meadow not only have not taken up their cross … Continue reading

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What is “second degree separation”?

When it comes to the fundamentals of the faith, I’m grateful to be considered a fundamentalist. I’d suggest the defining distinction between fundamentalists and evangelicals is that evangelicals have an aching hole in their souls that longs for the world’s … Continue reading

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Pluralism

There is no such thing as the “More Party.” They do not run campaigns seeking to unseat sitting officials of the “Less Party.” Both “more” and “less” need more context and less ambiguity. We need to know what we are … Continue reading

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Grumpy Pants

I have a friend who was once a performer. He is a passionate man, but also, from time to time, profoundly honest. I went to see him perform and he made this confession. He said, “My wife told me that … Continue reading

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Is substitutionary atonement the only biblical view?

Of course not. Is it a necessary, vital biblical view of the work of Christ? Of course it is. Anyone who can rightly see this will skirt safely away from most debates on the subject. That is, the either/or’s are … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage; Political Pawns; What Would Adam Do?

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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