A Different Kind of Jesus Freak
Did you know that there are different kinds of knowledge? It’s true. Especially spiritually. On the one hand there are things that we learn and can know with our minds. Facts, figures, words, phrases, how things relate to one another – these are all things we can learn naturally. We know this stuff with our…
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Our individual sins were paid for 2,000 years ago. They are no longer a barrier keeping people from God. Some people have trouble with that truth. There are those who see think that unless they portray God as raging mad about the sin we commit throughout our lives then there is no reason not to…
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Have you ever been on a road trip somewhere you’ve never been before and been driving along only to realize that you missed a turn a while back? Maybe you didn’t see the sign. It happened to me in Kansas City when we were moving out here to Colorado. Or maybe it was St. Louis.…
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Money is not the root of all evil. Many people think that being poor is a virtue because the Bible says that money is evil. But that’s not what the Bible says. It’s close to what the Bible says. But close only counts in horse shoes, hand grenades and nuclear weapons. When we’re talking about…
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Far too often in Christian circles we hear things like, “God brought this [sickness/disease/tragedy/judgement] to teach me and grow me.” That’s a boat load of crap. You think that’s harsh? I’m sorry. But that’s what it is. God does NOT bring calamity on us. He is NOT judging us for our sins. Natural disasters are…
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It’s hard to believe it was ten years ago already. Every now and then something happens that becomes a defining event for a generation. For mine it happened on that clear September morning ten years ago. That day everything changed. And yet, looking back, it seems that not enough has really changed. This is what…
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When I first accepted the truth of the claims of Jesus Christ and became a believer I was around people who were very Calvinistic (or sometimes called Reformed) in their understanding of what the Bible says. The Gist of It This is way over simplified, I know, but here is the gist of what I…
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I hate to say, “I told you so.” But this time I called it. Even before the appointed time when his rapture prophecy proved to be inaccurate I pointed out that similar prophecies had been put forth in the past. Learning From History Here’s what I said about a previous mistaken prediction about the rapture…
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Today is the day that Harold Camping says the rapture will happen. “Rapture” is just a theological word for the event Bible prophecy says will happen when Jesus returns to Earth and his faithful followers will be caught up in an instant to join him in the heavens. Foolish Behavior Since Camping owns the largest…
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Note: This post is a reprint of this article originally posted on the main EmmanuelPress blog over the weekend: Post Tsunami Message from Missionary in Japan I think you’ll find it worth the reprint. If you have seen any of the video coming out of Japan in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami this…
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