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12 Things That Might Make You Think Differently About the Nativity Story
1. Since Bethlehem was the City of David, (i.e., King David’s town of origin), then the shepherds who were tending their sheep outside of the city were likely in the same fields that David w…
Manuel A. Luz,
Science, Not Scientism
“I believe in science.” This simple sentence reveals a lot about many modern debates, ranging from ethics to public policy. Buried in the statement are two very different possible meanings which Christians need to distinguish. I believe in science. I do not believe in Scientism. Distinguishing Science and Scientism The distinction between science and what I am calling “Scientism” is subtle but important. The main difference is that science is a method, while Scientism is the conviction that t…
Cole Feix,
The Real Law Of Attraction
All of creation longs for unity. It is evident everywhere. Gravity is evidence of it. What we experience as ‘falling’ is actually the attraction between earth and our physical bodies. All matter is…
Matik Nicholls,
A Study of Colossians 1:15-20
A Study of Colossians 1:15-20 considers Jesus as the divine creator, head of the church, and source of reconciliation and peace.
Chip Tudor,
Viewing The Church As Principalities And Powers - Sacred Structures by Jim Baker
When systems and powers of the world are allowed to operate as “rulers of darkness and wickedness in high places,” they do immense harm.
Jim Baker,
The Call to be Blameless
Last summer, I traveled to Antiqua on a missions trip with my church. While there, we had the privilege of hearing an Antiguan woman speak about the political state of Antiqua and the surrounding islands. She unapologetically rejected the humanist ideology of the Left and boldly proclaimed that Christ is...
Elise DeYoung,
The Theme of Paul's Life
This week in our Bible study, we started the book of Romans. You can do no better than the soaring theology and tightly-argued opening chapters of Paul’s best-known letter. As we began, I asked the group what they thought of when they thought of Romans. There are so many familiar passages in this letter: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). “For the wages of sin is death but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). “…
Cole Feix,
How Should Christians Respond to the Sparkle Creed?
What do we do about it? Do we clutch our pearls in horror? Do we lament the loss of biblical truth? Do we weep and cry and wail over the moral drift? Do we scream and yell about all the dirty rotte…
Lisa Price,
How Should Christians Respond to the Sparkle Creed?
What do we do about it? Do we clutch our pearls in horror? Do we lament the loss of biblical truth? Do we weep and cry and wail over the moral drift? Do we scream and yell about all the dirty rotte…
Lisa Price,
The Fullness of God in Helpless Babe
The following blog post was originally published onDecember 17, 2014.—ed. The world’s Christmas celebration is bound up in a disturbing incongruity. On the one hand, people go to great lengths to support and sustain the legend of Santa Claus, using his mystical benevolence to leverage good behavior from their children. On the other hand, they
John MacArthur,

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