Why kids belong in worship service, not children ministry
Here s why everyone is better served by letting the little children come to worship
Opinion
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Jesus Christ: Peace incarnate and the bringer of peace
It might be hard to understand how Jesus Christ, the incarnation of God, can simultaneously be peace and bring peace
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The Inherent Narcissism of ‘Love is Blind’
Angela Denker writes that "Love is Blind" is the reality television show she loves to hate. The premise of the show is that they’re going to prove if love can be grounded in things other than appearance. But she argues this idea that we can escape and transcend our bodies is a version of the human desire to want to be gods. To deny our mortality and our shared culpability and responsibility to one another.
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Unsettling Advent 2022, Day 11
Rick Santos, president and CEO of Church World Service, writes that rather than ascending to a place of power through brute strength, wealth, or status, the life and mission of Jesus are enacted through humility, presence, and connection. As he is with all of us, we too are called to be with those who are suffering this Advent season and every day.
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Assault on the boundaries: Love and relationship (pt 3)
Christ s followers are not to contribute to the chaos of society by being dismissive of the sorrows humans bring upon themselves and others
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Assault on the Boundaries: Love and Relationship (Part 3)
Christ s followers are not to contribute to the chaos of society by being dismissive of the sorrows humans bring upon themselves and others
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Lessons to Learn from Great Britain’s Declining Christianity
Considering Christianity has been the most profound influence on the culture of the United Kingdom for over a thousand years, this trend with the resulting accompanying trends in the breakdown of the ...
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Freedom of Speech: Necessary, Messy but Beautiful
America is certainly not China or North Korea when it comes to censorship and suppressing free speech But we are not nearly as free as we thought we were
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Tim Tebow on mistakes, management and mission (book excerpt)
We have different limitations and are expected to work within them The goal is not to do everything perfectly but to give of what we have
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What we miss about the Bible story of Hannah
Through a deep trust in God born through her own suffering, she is allowing God to use her to go into the streets and to daily minister to other women who need to hear about the love of Jesus
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Unsettling Advent 2022, Day 10
As Brian Kaylor thinks about modern-day refugees fleeing a genocidal foreign dictator, he also wonders where Joseph, Mary, and Jesus spent the night on their journey from Bethlehem to Egypt. Where was their safe place to sleep and to enjoy a nice meal from strangers? And how were those people changed by serving refugees, by unknowingly welcoming in the newborn King?
