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An Affirmation For Brandan Robertson
By Steve on February 24, 2015
Evangelicals are gaining quite a reputation as of late for being a tribe that eats its own. Case in point, the recent flurry surrounding speaker and writer Brandan Robertson. Brandan Robertson is an Evangelical Christian….
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Rob Bell & 9 Things Evangelicals Should Never Do: A Response To R.C. Sproul
By Steve on February 22, 2015
Bloggers love Rob Bell and Mark Driscoll. Whenever either of them do anything whatsoever all we have to do is write a blog post commenting on their latest statement, decision, or action and sit back and…
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Why Do American Christians Have A Hard Time Understanding The Kingdom of Heaven?
By Steve on January 6, 2015
Crosses have become quite popular in fashion these days. Not exclusive to people of the Christian faith anymore, pop stars, rap singers, and Manhattan socialites alike proudly display diverse representations of the ancient symbol. (Because…
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A New Year’s Resolution in 2015 You Should Have
By Steve on January 3, 2015
The great thing about new days, new months, or especially new years is that chance we have to start again. If you’ve fallen down, you have a chance to get up again. If you’ve had…
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Why I’m Not A Universalist: And How Rob Bell Helped Change My Focus from “Getting There” to “Staying Here”
By Steve on December 5, 2014
Rob Bell is always getting me in trouble! For every person who thanks me for introducing them to Rob’s books or teachings there is another who reminds me that he is a heretic leading people astray. Yesterday…
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“Believe Me” Takes Aim At Cheesy Christian Culture Without Being Cheesy
By Steve on November 26, 2014
“Christian” themed movies have had their fair share of challenges. For every brilliant film like Chariot’s of Fire or The Mission there have been far too many movies of the Left Behind or God is Not Dead calibur. A good rule of thumb…
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3 Reasons Why Jesus Is NOT My “Personal Lord & Savior”
By Steve on September 25, 2014
If you grew up in evangelical or charismatic church circles you were probably encouraged to “receive Jesus” as your “Personal Lord and Saviour”. Doing this, usually done in the form of a “sinner’s prayer”, guaranteed…
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“…but some doubted.” What Does Jesus Do With Christians Who Doubt?
By Steve on August 26, 2014
Doubt was a dirty word in the church circles I came from. Prayers for healing, prosperity, good grades at school, or a job promotion at work could all be derailed by simply doubting it would happen….
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Biblical Inerrancy Part 3: Defending The Truth?
By Steve on August 20, 2014
Historically we Christians have a hankering to want to defend things. In the Middle Ages we thought the Holy Land really was Holy and killed many “infidels” defending it. In more modern times we, thankfully, have put…
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Biblical Inerrancy Part 2: My Thoughts on Michael Gungor’s Thoughts
By Steve on August 12, 2014
Just when I began writing on Biblical Inerrancy last week the blog-o-sphere began heating up with the news that Michael Gungor had been getting raked over the coals because of comments he made questioning the…