
And, remember when the president mocked Easter, Jesus and the resurrection? That's what some would have you believe. But, don't.

And, remember when the president mocked Easter, Jesus and the resurrection? That's what some would have you believe. But, don't.

The purpose in this post is not to extol preaching from notes as morally superior to memorization or using a...
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If we believe in justice then we cannot and should not blithely quote Romans 13 as if the Minor Prophets...

Anne and Gil's relationship went through the ups and downs of a smitten teenaged boy not suave enough to catch...

Western media is so pervasive Westerners can lose perspective of the people affected internationally by their government's decisions, and ours.

Sometimes I feel like a man without a tribe, but that's alright by me.

Bible apps can be clunky. Bloat can become a reality as everything in the world gets crammed into the Word:...
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In what may be a historical first forty-seven sitting U.S. senators sent a letter to the leadership of a country in...

Does confidence or content pose the greatest issue for followers of Jesus Christ? Is it what we believe, or how...
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