I have to admit that I have always been a fan of Amy Grant. She released her first album in 1977 and my mom had it on tape. So as a child, I grew up listening to her music all the time. My first concert to attend was her Heart in Motion tour. I had […]
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As Jesus was hanging on the cross, one of the final statements He made was to his beloved apostle and closest friend, John. John records this in his gospel, John 19:26-27: “When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’ Then he
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There always seems to be a lot of sermons, articles, and discussions about the role of women in the church and in the home. We spend a lot of time and study trying to understand what “helper” means in Genesis 2 and what the proper biblical role for women in the church may be. Can women preach,
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DC Talk’s Kevin Max recently spoke out about the deconstruction of his faith, referring to himself as an “exvangelical.” On Twitter, he stated he had been “deconstructing/Reconstructing/progressing/whatever you wish to call it for decades,” adding that he’s been “in the outsider/misfit/seeker club for a long time now.” Max is yet another on a long list
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Years ago, my oldest child had just gotten in trouble for disobeying me about something. I remember asking him why he did what I specifically told him not to do. His response: But I really badly wanted to. Even in toddler language, I could see the connection to the root of all our disobedience. We
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There are many unbelievers who reject the existence of God and the deity of Jesus because there are supernatural events recorded in the Bible. As Hume defined the argument, miracles are a violation of the laws of nature, but the laws of nature cannot be violated, therefore, miracles cannot occur. This would in effect negate
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While many people seem to focus more on the celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas, the real celebration for Christians is Easter, or Resurrection Sunday. Without the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, there would be no reason to celebrate His birth. The resurrection of Jesus is the central part of Christianity. If
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Though it might seem obvious that Jesus died on the cross, there are many people who doubt this point. Granted, the reason why they want to question the death of Jesus is because you can’t have a resurrection without death. And the resurrection is everything to Christianity. If Jesus did not resurrect, as Paul states,
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The Halakha is the collective body of Jewish religious law, which includes the biblical, the Talmudic, and the Rabbinical law, as well as the Jewish customs and traditions. For first-century Jews, there was one law for religious, civil, and criminal acts. Therefore, when a person committed a religious violation, such as blasphemy (where a person claims to be equal with
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One of my favorite experiences while working at NASA was getting to watch the test firing at Stennis Space Center of the J-2X engine for the Ares I Upper Stage. It is impressive to watch the massive power of those engines, and even more awe-inspiring to know all of the people and labor behind the
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