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Churched, Unchurched · 10M ago

The Challenge of Derek

“Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.” – Colossians 3:16 Many of you know, either by following me around on Twitter or Facebook, or even h
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Churched, Unchurched · 10M ago

The God We Worship…

…is the person we become. Without hesitation, I need to say that no examples here are meant out of anything but love, and a heavy concern for those who follow the very same Jesus with me. And I have taken many steps to ensure that what I say now is measured against myself, so that [...]
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Churched, Unchurched · 10M ago

A Holy Heritage

‘For you, God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.’ – Ps. 61:5 This post is a little different than most. I simply felt the desire to express some thoughts on the verse above. I do at least a decent amount of Scripture reading, but this [...]
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Churched, Unchurched · 10M ago

The Purpose of “Predestination”

Last post, I think I laid out what could be at least a minor case for a new, fuller understanding or theological position: namely, the idea that God transcends human categorization when it comes to his “choosing,” whether of people or purpose, and simply does what he sees fit for any given time. Thi
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Churched, Unchurched · 10M ago

An (Extremely Small) Examination of “Predestination” in Ephesians

May not like this. That is, if you’re already firmly committed to a position. The word “predestined” is one of the stickiest theological terms today. Say it, and one gathers kindling for people to start a fire. So I’m well aware of what I’ve started. But I truly would not write about this if I [...]
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Churched, Unchurched · 10M ago

Spiritual Gifts…in The “Unchurched”?

“Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, for whoever is not against us is for us. Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not [...]
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Churched, Unchurched · 10M ago

Naming The Middle

‘It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. Whoever fears God will avoid all extremes.’ — Ecclesiastes 7:18 As we close out American Independence Day and its weekend, I started reflecting once again about the worth of identity, action, and purpose. Surely being part of a nation rouses
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Churched, Unchurched · 10M ago

The Storehouse Gospel

‘With the loyal you show yourself loyal;    with the blameless you show yourself blameless;  with the pure you show yourself pure;    and with the crooked you show yourself perverse.’ -Ps. 18:25-26 When in childhood, one of my favorite character groups was that of “PEANUTS.” I’m sure I spent a decen
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Churched, Unchurched · 11M ago

The Spirit’s Gifts

‘All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.’ – 1 Cor. 12:11 Don’t look a gift-Spirit in the mouth. As mentioned in the last post, the argument negating the existence of any gifts so named in the Scripture, biblically speaking,
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Churched, Unchurched · 11M ago

The Spirit of Gifts

“But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore it is said, ‘When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive;    he gave gifts to his people.’” – Ephesians 4:7-8 Gracefully floating back down, your cape waves majestically. The ground is honored to hos
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