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All White People Are Racist? How Two Groups Define a Word Differently

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesIn the never-ending battle of Conservatives vs. Liberals, a new tension has emerged in recent years. White Conservatives find themselves baffled as they are given the label of “racist,” even if they’ve done nothing to indicate prejudice or hatred toward any race. The accusation immediately throws up their defenses as they get angry at being […]

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What Is the Mark of the Beast? Should Christians Fear It? (new podcast episode)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app. This episode can change how we think about the world. It’s a big episode, but it’s worth sticking around to the end. After looking at who the Beast is we can now look at the purpose of his mark.

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Legalism & the Prodigal Son’s Brother

Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesEveryone loves a prodigal son testimony. Those Christians whose lives were once marked by partying and self-destruction, but by the transforming power of Christ are now dedicated to serving their Savior. When we read Jesus’s parable in Luke 15:11-32, we see the story of one brother’s tumultuous journey to salvation. Yet we so often forget it’s the

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The Antichrist, His Goal, and the World We See in Revelation 13 (new podcast episode)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app. Who is the Beast in Revelation 13? What should we look for if we’re going to accuse someone of being the Antichrist? This episode will not only help us better understand the goal of this mysterious figure, but also

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What Is the Mark of the Beast? Can Christians Take the Mark of the Beast? (Understanding the Mark of the Beast Part 2)

Approximate Reading Time: 10 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) To summarize my previous article on the Beast in Revelation 13:1-15 (also known as the Antichrist), his primary purpose in this world is to be worshipped. Satan will give him power to

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The Antichrist and His Goal in Revelation 13 (Understanding the Mark of the Beast: Part 1)

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.) For decades, Christians have wondered and speculated about a variety of things being the Mark of the Beast from Revelation. Is it a microchip or barcode? Is a cellphone or a vaccine

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What Is Blasphemy Against the Spirit (or the “Unpardonable Sin”)? (new podcast episode)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? Can Christians commit the unpardonable sin? What we’re really asking about this confusing passage is this: Is there a sin so bad that Christ’s sacrifice can’t cover it? This episode digs into why Christ said the words that have caused panic in many Christians, and by the end

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I Was Wrong About the Lukewarm Church in Revelation 3:14-22

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesTwo years ago I wrote an article that clarified the easily misunderstood passage about what it means to be a “lukewarm Christian” (you can read it here). I still stand by the interpretation of what lukewarm truly means in the context. However, one thing I have always stood behind is the idea that Christ is

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3 New Podcast Episodes!

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere are my last 3 episodes that haven’t been posted to my website. Remember that you can visit each one on Apple or Google Podcasts to see the show notes. What Happens to People Who Never Hear the Gospel? Listen on Apple and Google podcast apps The Sunk-Cost Fallacy Listen on Apple and Google podcast

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