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I Always Feel Like, Somebody’s Watching Me

Privacy has long been an escalating battle. For every idea and technology to hide ourselves we come up with an idea and technology that reveals ourselves. VPNs, pseudonyms, combat ip addresses and facial recognition software. All of which is by … Continue reading

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What does it take to be a student of the Word?

All believers know that the Bible is God’s Word, that it is true in all that it teaches. We know we’re supposed to not only read it, but to be read by it. We’re to study it and to be … Continue reading

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Here We Stand; We Can Do No Other, God Help Us

The difference between a right perspective and a wrong one is rarely a matter of data. It can happen that way. I may think I need a snowblower because I believe Fort Wayne averages 212 inches of snow annually. It … Continue reading

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In Lieu of A Podcast, This Week’s Study- The Jealousy of God

Sorry friends for my continued technical difficulties. As we did a few weeks ago, we offer here our Bible study in place of the missing podcast. Hopefully we’ll get our issues worked out soon.

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Our Illiteracy: The Shameful Ignorance of our Churches

Ezekiel and the valley of dry bones. Moses and the burning bush. Hosea’s marriage to Gomer. These are not obscure stories hidden in out of the way books of the Bible. Yet each of them I have recently found were … Continue reading

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Judging We Are Judged: Putting Down the Gavel

When the culture veers wildly to the left we think the solution is to veer wildly to the right. The world has planted its flag on its intentionally obtuse misunderstanding of Matthew 7:1, “Judge not, lest you be judged” and … Continue reading

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None Dare Call It Fornication: How We “Sin” No More

The Overton Window is not just for politics anymore. Coined, not coincidentally by political scientist Joseph Overton, it suggests that there is a range of public policies that a given culture might consider. Anything outside the “window” will be considered … Continue reading

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Remembering What The Lord Has Already Forgotten

It is one of the most precious of promises in all of God’s Word. In Psalm 103:12 and Hebrews 8:12 we are told that He remembers our sins no more. The promise is so precious, in fact, that we should … Continue reading

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“Cage-Stage” Calvinism: Why We Are So Often Jerks

Cage-stage describes a common phenomenon that often happens when a believer embraces the doctrines of grace. For a time he/she becomes an obnoxious lout in defending the doctrines to all comers, whether they are interested or not. It suggests that … Continue reading

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How Do You Handle Assaults on the World Wide Web?

Turns out the world wide web didn’t become the sharing-of-ideas paradise we all once hoped it would be. This comparatively new way to communicate to a wide audience has created a comparatively new way for us to insult and belittle … Continue reading

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