Why Did God Allow the Church to Split? (Part 2): How the World Became Catholic

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Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen we consider the historical Roman Catholic church, it’s easy to imagine that it’s simply always existed in its current form. Yet the grand buildings, authority structure, and even the belief system didn’t just pop into existence. In fact, the Catholic Church is the result of historical Christians simply trying to make the most sense […]

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This week at Onward in the Faith

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Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteCelebrating 400 Facebook followers This weekend, my Facebook page hit 400 followers. It’s exciting to know that so many people want to dig deeper into their walk with Christ, and I’m so glad I get to be a part of that. If you’re new around here, I’ll be hitting several of my ongoing series this

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3 Dangers of Nominal Christianity

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Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Christian life is a marathon, not a sprint. While many of us know where we’d like to be, it can take years to get there. As such, each of us will find ourselves at different points of spiritual maturity, having different convictions and levels of integrating Christ and the gospel into our daily lives.

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Why Did God Allow the Church to Split? (Part 1): Modern Christianity, Divided

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Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesIf there’s one thing about Roman Catholicism that many Christians can compliment, it’s their unity. Unlike the rest of mainstream Christianity, Catholics don’t get embroiled in differences of opinion and interpretation. There are no in-house debates over things like Bible translations, music, denominations, or even what the Bible teaches about certain things. If you’re a

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Let Death Remind Us Who We Live For

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Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutesThis Sunday, the famous basketball player Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash. Although all death reminds us of our mortality, the sudden death of a well-known person tends to cut through the noise. It makes us stop and realize how easily and unpredictably our fragile forms

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Biblical Faith vs Modern Faith (Part 3): Why Should We Trust God?

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Approximate Reading Time: 8 minutesTrue, biblical faith is a 3-part process. Last time, we discussed why we must have something to put our faith in. As Christians, our faith isn’t in a what but in a person – Jesus Christ. Yet believing He’s real isn’t enough – if we’re going to walk by faith, we have to know it’s

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Sanctity of Life 2020

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Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s been 47 years since the Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion in America. According to realtime estimates on NumberOfAbortions.com, over 61 million lives have been lost to abortion since 1973. Nothing in the history of the world comes close to this loss of life, with the Holocaust being closest at about 10% of that

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