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Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesThis is the first article in our series that explores the beliefs of different religions. The goal here is not to fully explain Islam, but to give readers enough understanding of its origins and beliefs to present the gospel to a Muslim. In part 1 we’ll see how they answer important questions about life, next […]
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Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen we look at the world, we are overwhelmed. We are surrounded by heartache and sorrow, swallowed up and barely able to breathe. Any attempt to find hope for a better tomorrow often leaves us even deeper in hopelessness. Yet for those in Christ, the momentary darkness of this world will make way for an
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Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesA few years ago I found myself sitting in a grocery store’s restaurant at 5:30 a.m., eating breakfast and talking to my good friend about my latest crisis. It had nothing to do with drug addiction or anger. Instead, it was because of a sermon. I didn’t know my spiritual gift, and I was losing
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Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen my wife married me, she married the large amount of debt that came with me. We spent years barely staying afloat, defaulting on checks and burning through my ability to postpone student loan payments. We had no idea how to handle our money until we took Dave Ramsey’s class, Financial Peace University. What is
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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.) In order for abortion to be tolerable, we must dehumanize the child being aborted. We use cold language like “fetus” which, while scientifically accurate, distances us from the reality of how human an unborn
Logically Human (Is a Baby Just a Fetus? Part 2) Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutesAlthough God calls us to share the gospel with everyone, taking time to understand Mormonism can allow us to focus our gospel discussion on areas that build up kindling around them, allowing the Holy Spirit to ignite a fire and bring them under conviction. This can be a difficult task with any religion that uses
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Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesIn part 1, we looked at Mormonism’s answers to the 5 big questions about life. Before we discuss ways to share the gospel, it’s important to clear up some misconceptions and point out some serious issues with the Mormon faith. Polygamy and Mormon Fundamentalists Although polygamy is still widely practiced in Mormonism, the practice has
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Approximate Reading Time: 11 minutesMormonism is one of those religions that everyone knows but few know about. We often carry two images of Mormons: a man surrounded by multiple wives, or two nicely-dressed men riding bikes and looking for doors to knock on. Yet if we get beyond this surface-level understanding, we will find a group in desperate need
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Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes Would you consider yourself a good person? I think for most of us, when we are asked the above question a natural inclination to justify our goodness begins flashing through our minds. We think of our good actions and the good things we have accomplished. We think about the times we have sacrificed for the
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Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesYou are dying. I am dying. We are dying. No matter how uncomfortable it is to think about death, the reality is that we are all dying. This is why Benjamin Franklin went on record saying, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” Even the Scriptures tell us
Death: Hope of Resurrection Read More »