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Jun 2018
There is a ‘profaning’ of God in our culture, have you noticed it? To profane something is to make it common, to blur the line between the sacred and the ordinary. This has been one of the criticisms of Canadian author William P. Young’s 2007 book, The Shack. The Shack went from being a self-published novel to being a cultural phenomenon. Back in 2009 it won the “Diamond Award” given by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association for sales over 10 million copies. It’s since become a film viewed by millions more. In the book,......
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June 06, 2018
Ten Questions That Can Help Us Discover God’s Perfect Will
Zac Poonen is a former Indian Naval Officer who’s been serving the Lord in India for over 50 years as a Bible-teacher. He oversees a number of churches in India and abroad, especially the Christian...
June 04, 2018
Finding God’s Perfect Will Within His Permissive Will
“… that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2b). Throughout the centuries of Church history, many theologians and Bible teachers have tried...
May 30, 2018
Imitating Jesus in “Smaller Ways”
Christian author Kelly Balarie posted an interesting blog about imitating Christ that I wanted to share with you. I haven’t read any of her books, so I can’t recommend them personally. However, she is published...
May 28, 2018
God Is Speaking, Again
“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children” (Ephesians 5:1). What could be more intimidating than this? Such a short verse too – deceptively short! Just a few words. Be. Imitators. Of. God. That’s all....
May 23, 2018
Lessons from a ‘Christian’ Labyrinth, Part 2
There is no question that the most famous labyrinth to be found in a church is the one built into the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France. It was created by stones set carefully into...
May 21, 2018
Lessons from a ‘Christian’ Labyrinth, Part 1
A labyrinth is a flat circle or square consisting of a path that winds around to its center. They’ve been found all over the pagan world. But, interestingly enough, they’ve also been found in churches...
May 16, 2018
Leading Like Jesus
Power and authority are often put for the same thing, but they’re very different. Many mothers, for instance, often have very little power, but have tremendous authority. While love will cause you to lose power,...
May 14, 2018
Choose Love
Power and love are both highly sought-after entities, but we don’t often consider how they relate to one another. Tony Campolo, professor emeritus of Sociology at Eastern University, has shared some interesting thoughts on this...
May 09, 2018
‘Being’ the Lights
“God is light” (1 John 1:5). “The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world” (John 1:4-9). Think about light again. God is light and, in Jesus, the true light, which...