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Christians and Voting
Published in The Calhoun Times Saturday, March 5th. Let me begin by saying that I do not tell my congregation how to vote or who to vote for and I’m not even going to suggest to my readers how they … Continue reading
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Tagged Christians, culture, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, politics, voting
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We Should Be All About Thanksgiving
November 8, 2015 | text: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22 Please and thank you are magic words. Did we all learn that rule as children? My wife often says “You attract more flies with honey than vinegar.” The … Continue reading
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Tagged Christians, Christmas, give thanks, God, Halloween, Thanksgiving, worship
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Salt of the Earth, Light of the World
November 1, 2015 | text: Matthew 5:13-16 Salt and light. I thought to myself “Surely I’ve preached on this before.” I looked back through the archives of the church website. I mentioned it in a newspaper … Continue reading
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Tagged calling, Christians, Jesus, Matthew 5, ministry, salt and light, Sermon on the Mount
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Christians and Halloween
Originally published in The Calhoun Times October 24, 2015 Anytime I am asked a direct question in the form of “What do Christians believe about (fill in the blank)?” I say it depends on which Christians you ask. Some Christians … Continue reading
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Tagged Christians, Christmas, church history, Easter, Halloween, holidays, pagan
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What is the Gospel?
Originally published in The Calhoun Times October 11, 2015 The short answer is “good news.” Gospel is a Greek word that was transliterated into English Bibles. Instead of translating the word we just use the Greek word and learn its … Continue reading
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Tagged Apologetics, Christians, doctrine, Good News, Gospel, theology
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Heaven, Hell and the Gospel
October 4, 2015 | text: Isaiah 11:1-10 Billy Graham once sat down to write a sermon on angels but found his library offered very few resources on that topic. He set out to look up every … Continue reading
