Category: Featured
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When Your World is Turned Upside-down
Part I – Trusting God in the Storm – I have been away from my blog for a long while – my sincere apologies. An event that occurred in our lives deeply affected me and made it hard to sit down and write again. I am finally returning to the keyboard and putting pen to…
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Understanding Baptism and Salvation
What Does it Mean to Be Saved? he idea of being “saved” is central to Christianity, yet it remains unclear or even confusing to many people. Christians often speak about salvation, but what exactly does it mean to be saved? Saved from what? And how does someone receive this salvation? People commonly misunderstand salvation. Some…
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What Does it Mean – The Plan of God
Introduction How many times have I heard it. Someone commenting on an event or tragedy saying it “must have been God’s plan.” Can we say that the loving God of the universe, sovereign in justice and judgement plans for individuals to experience misfortune and tragedy? Does that make Him capricious? If you are a Christian,…
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God Speaks Through His Word
Understanding the Divine Inspiration of Scripture The Bible was written over a span of 1500 years and has approximately 40 authors. It is comprised of two primary segments – the Old Testament, a collection of 39 books of varied genres from historical accounts to poetry, and the New Testament, an assemblage of 27 books primarily documenting…
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How Can God Condemn Good People to Hell?
This is a question that many people wrestle with. If God is good, how can he justify sending good people to hell? The answer to this question really lies in how we understand the goodness of God and the nature of man’s own heart. I had the pleasure to publish an article on this very…
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Why Become a Christian
Life is punctuated by countless decisions, yet few compare in weight and profound significance to choosing a spiritual path. As we navigate life’s ebbs and flows, we often confront an intrinsic yearning—a universal search for deeper meaning, purpose, and a connection beyond our earthly lives’ transience. Every individual, at some point, grapples with existential questions.…
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How to Become a Christian
Introduction A Christian is someone who follows Christ. The term ‘Christian’ literally means “Little Christ” and was used to describe Christ followers in the first century. Acts 11 tells us that in Antioch, after Barnabas and Paul taught the disciples for about a year, people started calling them Christians. To become a Christian, you only…
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The Church at The End of The Age
Is the Western Church the Church of Laodicea Spoken of in Revelations? The book of Revelation is a mysterious and challenging book to be sure. In it God reveals what His wrath against the unbelieving world will look like at the end of the age. Fortunately, it is not written to scare or worry those…
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The Church in Perilous Times
Maintaining Godly Standards Amid Cultural Decay In the Christian West we stand at a crossroads. We are watching hundreds of churches leave the United Methodists and others grapple with the inroads that modern culture is making in traditional Christendom. Christian standards are under attack amid todays rampant cultural decay. What are we to do as…
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Be an Approved Workmen of Christ
Approved Workmen are not Ashamed – 2 Timothy 2:15 Immersion in the Word of God should play an essential role in the life of the believer. The Psalmist, in Psalm 119:105, declares that “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” The Bible is not merely a book to…