Contrary to popular opinion, God does not use hell to try and scare people into heaven. Fear is never an effective motivator. We know that …
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Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Contrary to what many believe, God is not the instigator of evil. He doesn’t tempt us to do wrong. He is not trying to “catch” …
Read More »When Promises Fail
How literal should we take Scripture’s promises? Do they only apply to the person or people they were initially given? Or, can we claim them …
Read More »Careless Enough to Care
It’s not that we don’t care or are careless, but that we often care about some things too much: about our cars, homes, sports, convenience, …
Read More »Antichrist is Here
Antichrist behavior and thinking is pervasive today. Hate, bigotry, greed, racism, prevarication, fake news, deception, selfishness, nationalism, injustice, and divisiveness are all manifestations of the …
Read More »Healthy Debate
Back and forth discussion, debate, and a candid sharing of divergent ideas is needed for progress to occur. Uniformity and unquestioned allegiance breed complacency and …
Read More »Love Like Jesus
“Get beyond yourselves and protecting your own interests; be sincere, and secure your neighbors’ interests first. In other words, adopt the mindset of Jesus, your …
Read More »Whose Spirit?
We are either filled with a spirit of generosity and grace, or a spirit of self-absorption, stinginess, and greed. The two attitudes (frames of reference) …
Read More »I Wish You Would Die
The story of the prodigal son depicts the drama of a son wanting his dad to hurry up and die. For the father to divide …
Read More »Money Talks
If we could create a graphic that illustrates what we have done and are doing with our money, what would it depict? What might the …
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