The 3 Pledges Every Christian Child Should Remember
As I get older, I find more and more memories coming back that I had long since forgotten had ever existed
Opinion
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Why the greatest gift the Church can give us right now is forgiveness
Increasingly it is victimhood status, not God’s mercy or Christ’s imputation, that is seen as the source of our righteousness. As a result, our culture values fragility over strength, and embellishes a constant good-versus-evil conflict, even over the smallest of issues.
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Modern progressive movement undermines our founding ideals
What we are seeing is a growing and dangerous worldview of the Left, diametrically opposed to that of most Americans and with the potential to disintegrate the Union. Let me explain.
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Embarrassed by the Holy Spirit? Don’t extinguish the flames of revival
Don’t misunderstand. We need sound doctrine. Our motto at Westside Christian Fellowship is “Times Change, Truth Does Not,” but we also desperately need the power of the Spirit. It’s possible to be “Bible taught,” but not “Spirit-led”—straight as a gun barrel theologically but just as empty.
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21 things to pray for: Tips for a better prayer life
If your prayer life ever feels stuck in a rut, ask yourself what it would look like to really enjoy time with God. The Bible talks a lot about enjoying God. It’s part of how He shapes us — how He helps us know what we need from Him and what to pray for.
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Reading the Bible ‘like a child’ will change your life
Sometimes a fresh look at the obvious yields a bombshell At age 20, my life was crushed and rebuilt by one small challenge Could it change yours as well
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How to avoid spiritual and emotional burnout
The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25 makes it clear that God gives us gifts to steward for our personal ministry and outreach. God wants us to be part of his Kingdom work; he gives us a calling alongside the tools we need to fulfill it, and he expects us to steward those tools well.
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Q&A with Jack Phillips: The necessity for courage in a post-Christian society
One July afternoon, two men came into my store in Lakewood, Colo I went over to the men who were sitting at the wedding desk to discuss how we could help them They gave me their names and said they
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True rainbow culture
The contemporary rainbow of corporations, universities, government and popular culture, with some liberal Protestant churches tagging along, is a distorted descendant of the original rainbow. It imagines human happiness, equality and liberation through self-empowerment, pride and radical autonomy.
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Why This Baptist Minister Won’t Attend Church On July 4
In a guest piece for Americans United, Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor writes why on the Fourth of July, which falls on a Sunday this year, he won’t be attending church.
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Evangelism anxiety is real—and it must be resisted
Faith always overcomes fear The fear that comes to your mind is that if you bring up the things of God, the stranger you have approached will think that you are a religious weirdo But you know that ...
