I’m sure every nation and people group on earth have days of utmost significance, dates on which it is remembered clearly and deeply that ideas matter and actions have consequences. Take 9/11, for example. In the span of a few hours, this date like any other was transformed into a solemn experience that has changed…
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Yogi Berra once said, “It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.” Most groups have one of two problems when it comes to meaningful spiritual conversation: discussion can feel like pulling teeth or herding cats. Either people won’t talk, or they won’t stop talking about things unrelated to the Bible study. Leading a…
Read MoreYou could say that our culture has an authority problem. Fifty years ago, respect for authority was the rule rather than the exception. Job titles like president, senator, general, or reverend used to be enough to demand people be treated with authority. The reasoning was simple: Somebody thought enough of those people to put them…
Read MoreWe live in a culture that thinks truth is relative and subjective; not only is there no such thing as absolute truth, but those who attest to it are arrogant to think so. Yet in Christianity, we not only believe that there is absolute truth, but that the Bible is its measuring stick. There are…
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