When Pastors Elevate Charisma over Godliness, Churches Suffer
If the modern church continues elevating charisma above character, we should not be surprised when more scandals emerge in the years ahead
Opinion
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1 sentence can change your life forever
“Wash me Jesus in your precious blood.” One sentence, spoken in faith. And if you truly believe it, then speak it again tomorrow, and the next day. There is more power in this one sentence, spoken in faith, than in millions of books filled with millions of sentences.
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SPLC: Give them a bench, they’ll take a mile
Biden's pick for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals isn't a household name, but her employer — the anti-Christian Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) — certainly should be.
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6 things that need to change in 2022
As believers, we are expected to perpetually pursue spiritual maturity, and that requires that we take time to evaluate where there is unaddressed sin preventing us from further intimacy with Christ and where we can minister better to those around us.
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What Elon Musk, Nicodemus and you have in common
This interview reminded me of a similar conversation that Jesus had with a very influential man named Nicodemus. He did not serve as the face of electric cars or shoot rockets into space like Elon Musk, but he was known and respected by many.
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How do you want to be remembered?
All of this has caused me to ruminate on the subject of my own mortality.
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Don’t say something to destroy a marriage before it begins
We need to stop giving newly engaged couples confusing and discouraging advice. Instead, let’s send them this very clear message: “We believe in your dream for a lifelong, passionate marriage and we want to help you have it.”
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Christian parents: Take back your kids. God gave them to you — not to the government
Take back your kids. God gave them to you, not to the government. And by doing so, you take the first step in taking back our country.
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Ben Franklin’s advice for a better year
Even if we applied just one of these principles from Dr. Franklin in 2022, it would tend to make us more “healthy, wealthy, and wise” in the new year.
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Ask Chuck: Fail-proof financial resolutions
Dear Chuck, I dread making financial resolutions every new year because I usually fail at keeping them. Can you offer any simple tips to help me manage money better this year? Something that’s fail-proof?
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Anti-vaccine religious broadcasters are wrong on some basic moral principles
It's time for the church to rise to the occasion, to at least try to grow into maturity and put aside childish things.
