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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app.) There may be no greater pain than a parent losing their child. We find ourselves in a unique time in history where not only are parents losing their children through no fault […]
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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m excited to tackle another topic from one of my Patreon donors, write a follow-up to a donor’s previous article, make progress on those 65 questions, and look at an important topic for parents. Are You a Casual Christian? Do Babies Go to Heaven? The Purpose of Disciplining Children What is Young Earth Creationism?
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Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesIt can be hard to discover that someone doesn’t like us. Some can quickly brush it off, while others may lie awake for hours as it eats away at them. Still, all of us are at least a little bothered by it in some way. After all, they’d surely feel different if they knew the
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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) What does the Bible say about sex? Are there things that married couples aren’t allowed to do? Is sex purely for creating children or satisfying a husband’s needs, meaning that it’s sinful
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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app.) Last month, the Christian community was forced to confront the reality of suicide once again after Jarrid Wilson, a pastor, took his life (link). Since then there has been a barrage of
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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesWhat’s true for you isn’t true for me. Just because I think something is wrong doesn’t mean you have to. Different strokes for different folks. These statements, and more, continue to gain popularity and momentum in our culture because they are perfect examples of relativism. Truth? More like preference. The concept of relativism goes back
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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis week has another Patreon-sponsored article! If you’d like to choose your own article for this blog, click the Patreon button below! For those who are already Patrons, head over and vote for which article you’d like to read this month. Can a Genuine Christian Commit Suicide? The Bible’s Rules for the Bedroom [chosen by
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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesWhen tragedy strikes, we have several Bible verses we like to quote to bring comfort to ourselves and others. A popular one Christians like to use is “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” And while the Bible does use those words, the self-empowerment we try to gain from that verse often falls
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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android device) No matter how you spin it, salvation isn’t fair. On one hand, many feel it’s unfair that some go to Heaven while others don’t simply because Christians responded to the gospel. On the
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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes[This is also available on YouTube and a podcast on your favorite Apple or Google app] When watching people debate homosexuality and the Bible, it’s inevitable that certain parts of the Bible will be used by each side. For those who believe that homosexuality is compatible with what is taught in the New Testament, Galatians
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