Is It the End of the World? A Christian Perspective on Mark 13 and the Future
Is It the End of the World? A Christian Perspective on Mark 13 and the Future A Sermon by Bishop...
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Embracing Suffering: Finding God’s Presence and Compassion Through the Cross
Embracing Suffering by Dr. Jonathan G. Smith narrated by Murf Carter | Sermons of Hope...
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East African Trip Third Update – Understanding Ugandan Christianity
Discovering the Secret of East African Christian Faith While America celebrates Gay Pride month,...
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East Africa Trip Second Update
Uganda is beautiful, but it is full of contrast like all nations. Over the past five days, we’ve...
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East Africa Mission Trip – First Update
I promised I would give an update on my blog while in Africa. So here’s the first....
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Liturgy for Everyday Life–A Lesson from Parenting
The beauty of liturgy is it jars us from the complexities; sharply focuses our attention on this spiritual principle: God loves us.
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Encountering God in Nature
Most people fail to understand that nature was one of God’s vehicles to inspire us to worship Christ as the cosmic designer. When we develop cosmic piety, however, we see God everywhere.
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Did Eve Ruin Ordination?
According to a recent article by the Theopolis Institute, female ordination never existed in the first place. But neither did male ordination. Instead, men and women originally were designed to co-rule together.
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Raising Christian Teens in a Rainbow World
The church must learn how to change its posture without changing its doctrine when ministering to LGBTQ+ people.
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Redeemer’s Role In Launching Reach North America
Redeemer’s Role In Launching Reach North America “In short, we needed missionary bishops to...
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What can a kid’s enthusiasm teach us about Christmas?
Christmas is almost upon us, and my home is bustling with excitement. My kids are obviously contributing to this enthusiasm, which caused me to wonder, is this enthusiasm a bad thing?
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What does it mean to be a Creedal Christian?
The Creeds bring us together, unite us under the banner of Christ, and guide us in life. The Creeds give a “rule of faith” that clarifies our identity, our tribe, our belonging, and our hope. And finally, the Creeds allow us to break bread together and sit in the discomfort of our differences while celebrating our common faith. That is what it means in my mind to be counted as one among many in the “holy catholic church.”
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