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Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) The Golden Rule is known all around the world. The idea of using what we want from others to measure how we treat people is used in families, schools, and even in […]
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Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen people are faced with the historical proof that Jesus existed, they’re left with little alternative but to diminish what He actually did on Earth. They’ll say things like “His followers just made things up” and “He was just a good, moral teacher.” It’s tempting to counter with the famous C.S. Lewis argument that the
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Approximate Reading Time: 9 minutesIn Part 1 (here) we discussed the scientific reasons why a fetus is a fully human life. In Part 2 (here) we examined the logical issues behind many pro-choice beliefs. With that groundwork laid, it’s time to talk about the most difficult part of the abortion discussion, and whether a woman’s’ right to choose is
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Approximate Reading Time: 4 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 is little else sure to divide people than the issue of abortion. There are those who insist that every life is worth protecting, even the unborn. Others believe that the thing
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Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen faced with the reality of our sin, we become overwhelmed with how depraved we really are. The more we see God’s holiness, the greater we feel the weight of our own wickedness. There are some, whether saved or on the brink of salvation, who feel that their sin is just too much for God
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Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) Context is important when reading the Bible (as we’ve discussed in my 3 step guide for understanding the Bible). Without knowing why something is being said, we’ll often misunderstand what is being
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Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) If you believe in a deity of any sort, you are no longer considered a rational person. Your opinions are tainted by your ludicrous insistence that some magical being created everything, giving
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Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutesAmidst our culture’s continued pursuit of sexual freedom, Christians may have accidentally developed open marriages. We have slowly adopted the world’s standard of what constitutes adultery, and in doing so we open ourselves up to undermining our own holiness. We say we can look at someone we’re attracted to, even fantasize about them, as long
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