Not too long ago I was told by a former congregation member that I was filled with Satan and that I was the reason why people leave Christianity. Why? Because of the views I was expressing on social media. Friends—changing our minds about something is hard. It’s hard
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Most people believe two foundational things. One, that there is such a thing as Reality. And Two, that we can know things about that Reality. In other words, there are such things as Facts and Knowledge. There are lots of facts that we can know just by experiencing them. If
1. If you're not the first obvious person to post about it, don't become the first person to post about it. It's not your place. 2. A card is a lot more meaningful than a wall post or comment or email. Eventually, all the
A small soapbox. Ahem. Here's a small sampling of the number of credit hours required for some professional degrees. Masters in Culinary Arts (“Chef Degree”) 40 Credit Hours Master of Business Administration (MBA) 60 Credit Hours Physical Therapist 90 Credit Hours Juris Doctor (Lawyer) 90 Credit Hours PhD
To see the world solely from our own perspective, our own experience is a sort of prison. It's not that our experience is always invalid or wrong. But it's not the only perspective in the world. It may, in fact, be the perspective of very few.
After the resurrection, Jesus hung out with his disciples for 40 days, teaching them about the Kingdom of God, eating meals with them, and generally just being awesome. Then, right before Jesus was taken up to heaven, Jesus tells the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the gift of the
Someone basically asked how it's "biblical" for churches to "hide in their homes" during the pandemic. Here's my response: 1. Jesus employed wisdom to avoid crowds and people a variety of times. My favorite example is in John 7. Scripture says that
1. Unity. An appeal to unity can only be taken in good-faith if will also be applied to things you disagree with as well. So I will assume that when someone appeals to unity, they would also do the same to those who might be vocal against Black Lives Matter
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