Life.Church – A Discussion and Warning About This Growing Church

Approximate Reading Time: 32 minutesIt may seem odd to speak to Christians worldwide about one specific church. However, this discussion is important because Life.Church isn’t just a local church, but a church continually creating a global outreach. Not only do they have churches in 12 U.S. states (including a recent church plant in my own state of Iowa), but […]

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Was Mary Magdalene a Prostitute? (new podcast episode)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app. An important character in the story of Christ’s resurrection is often accused of being a former prostitute. This episode looks at what the Bible really tells us about Mary Magdalene, as well as how long-standing traditions can warp how

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It Is Finished!

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesNever has there been a cry of victory greater than the dying shout of our savior on the cross. Christ was born to die, coming to earth to accomplish His father’s work. Living a perfect life, He took the punishment for our sins, crimes against God we willfully committed but could never atone for. Christ’s

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3 (Bad) Reasons You Aren’t Getting Baptized (new podcast episode)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app. Just because baptism isn’t required for salvation doesn’t mean it’s not expected after salvation. There are many Christians who haven’t yet been baptized, yet God’s word has no hint that baptism is meant to be done months, or even years, after someone is

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Was Mary Magdalene a Prostitute?

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.) Through the recording of Christ’s earthly ministry, the gospel writers reveal many people whom our Savior interacted with. Some are present for a moment in the story, while others pop up several

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3 (Bad) Reasons You Aren’t Getting Baptized

Approximate Reading Time: 16 minutes(This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app.) Growing up, I remember feeling like the decision to get baptized was a huge deal. Many people I knew treated it as a difficult choice to make after salvation. It wasn’t uncommon

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Don’t Waste Your Temptation (new podcast episode)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app. No one gets excited about being tempted to sin. However, we often approach it with the idea that we just need to survive long enough to resist it. Sometimes we succeed, oftentimes we don’t. However, when the temptation passes,

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Wisdom and Intelligence Are Not the Same

Approximate Reading Time: 12 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’s an unfortunate misunderstanding in Christianity, and it oddly enough plagues those with the greatest humility. As a Christian keeps growing in spiritual maturity and desiring to walk in obedience to God’s

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Disney’s Destructive Worldview (new podcast episode)

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesClick the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app. Disney movies are a staple for most families. However, despite the positive messages, they can negatively impact our kids’ worldviews. This episode explores how Disney and others children’s media know their audience so well that they make money by

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