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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteYou can also listen on Apple or Google podcast apps. What do Jehovah’s Witnesses believe about things like our origins, our purpose in life, where we get truth, morality, and our eternal destiny? Check out this crash course where I discuss the basics of the religion and how they answer 5 important questions about life. […]
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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.) One of the most popular articles I’ve written is my series on where we get our soul, which I’ve also recently discussed on my podcast. Listeners have shown interest in digging more into the human soul,
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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis episode lays a foundation for future discussions about other religions. Remember to subscribe and share it with someone it could benefit! Listen on Apple or Google. Whether it’s atheism, Islam, or those who think reality is all a dream, every belief system tries to answer 5 important questions about life. This episode digs into
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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesThe LORD is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? The LORD is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. (Psalm 118:6-7) We can find great comfort and encouragement knowing that God is on our side. But what does that
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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.) Telling others about Christ is a daunting, terrifying task. What do we say? What verses do we use? What if we say the wrong thing and send them to Hell for eternity?
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Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesWhen I was first asked my thoughts on mindfulness, I had to do a double-take. After all, why wouldn’t Christians want to be mindful of others? But this question is related to a meditation technique that, I suspect, will only grow in popularity within Christian circles. As we seek to be faithful to Christ in
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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteListen on Google or Apple and don’t forget to subscribe! When does a soul begin existing? Does God create a new one the moment a new human being is conceived? Today I discuss the popular idea that God is still creating souls today, as well as point out some of the theory’s flaws. Problems discussed:
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Approximate Reading Time: 10 minutesAs our walk with Christ deepens, we want our understanding of the Bible to deepen as well. Whether we are already regular readers or still struggling, we want God’s word to come alive as we seek to understand what God reveals in it. And part of that means going deeper into what the Bible says.
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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteCheck it out on Apple or Google Podcasts. Don’t forget to subscribe! Where does the soul come from? Is there just a big clump of souls hanging out somewhere in the spiritual realm, waiting for God to put them in a body? Today begins a 3-part discussion where we look at where we get our
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