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The Worst Kind of Lying
Last Sunday our pastor preached a sermon about the discipline of Honesty. For the most part I didn’t feel convicted and it was one of those “that’s for other people moments.” I felt like he’s preaching...
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You are a salesman…Jesus was too
I’ve had all kinds of jobs. Planting trees. Giving out tickets for free movie screenings. Tech support. Grocery store. I had one job in sales. It was not glamorous by a long shot. It was actually...
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5 Surprisingly Great Promises For Those in Ministry
Has someone ever told you to cling to the promises of God? Ever been going through a tough time and someone told you to remember what God said? What does your mind zero in on? What scripture bubbles...
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10 Reasons You Shouldn’t Teach Your Kids To Be Nice
Nice. One of the most overused and banal words in the English language. What does it even really mean? So many things can be “nice” and sometimes this niceness is substituted for being Christian. As a...
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How I Found My Calling (And how you can find yours too)
As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for...
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Do you want to get more money? Read this first
Money and me have had a funny relationship. A lot of times it plays hard to get. Still at other times it’s a matter of unrequited love. I chase after it but it manages to slip out of my hands. I think...
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The Bible in Context: If I be lifted up
Some things people say in church make me want to get up and take the mic out of their hands. I don’t actually do this but I sit in my seat with an uncomfortable feeling. I cringe when I hear passages...
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How to preach Resurrection to different cultures
Easter Sunday is always a time of intense preparation and focus for pastors. Of course. This is when our C.M.E. (Christmas, Mother’s Day, and Easter members come out in droves. It is one of the only...
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Did the Bible Plaigarize Material From Ancient Kemet (Egypt)?
Have you heard of someone saying that the writers of the Bible stole their ideas from ancient Egypt? Maybe you’ve run into somebody who claimed that they couldn’t accept the gospel because it is the...
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Is the God of the Old Testament the same as the God of the New Testament?
Genocide, rape, slavery, and wrath fill the pages of the Old Testament. For many it’s hard to read the Bible because of the morality of the Old Testament God in both what He allows and what He...
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Was Christianity Forced On Slaves? Hmmm…
I have heard from multiple sources that Christianity was forced on slaves-that it was the white man’s religion. It was only given to black slaves to make them more docile. This is not the truth. The...
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Do you want a weeping love?
Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! (John 11:35-36) Jesus wept for Lazarus and the people noticed how much he loved him. Are we weeping for those around us who are spiritually...
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Being better humans in Baltimore
So Michael Gatlin the national church planting director of the Vineyard movement has a saying “Go where the humans are” and I love this saying because it just makes sense. God made humans and humans...
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Social Justice and Repentance
Repentance is a word that is foreign to 21st century ears. For some it may conjure up images of monks in sackcloth and ashes. Others may see Shug Avery returning to church in the Color Purple with the...
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Stop being a drone
Drones do what they are told. Drones play it safe. Drones have job security. Stop being a drone. God didn’t create you to be a drone. Jesus was not a drone. Paul was not a drone. Martin Luther King Jr....
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Make me a crisis man
“Father, make me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road. Make me a fork, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me.”-Jim Elliot...
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