If you haven’t heard the story of Ed Thomas, former coach of the high school football team in Parkersburg, IA, check out this video. This is such an incredible story because it really shows how a person can be so passionate about something, for Ed it was football, and yet leave a legacy of faith [...]
Ok, so again, I’m trying to avoid any Christmas wars discussions, but this video brought me to a slightly different line of thinking than simple Christmas wars.
I’m curious about how you’ve dealt with Santa in your family, either as you grew up or as you’ve dealt with your own kids. We’re kind of getting to [...]
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So we all deal with temptation. That’s a reality. And in the church we talk a lot about temptation and how to face it.
How do you deal with temptation?
More importantly, what actually helps you fight it off?
I saw this article today when I was going through rev.org and their email update which gives me a [...]
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Here’s another story that many of you have probably seen forwarded around before in one variation or another.
Well, first I’m going to break it to you. The story isn’t true, at least not in the forms we commonly see.
This is another one of those Christian forwards that I find challenging. Do you take some truth [...]
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This guy is pretty entertaining. So guys if you want some entertaining tips on what not to say to your wife, click here. Ladies, if your man has said one of these, ouch!
On a more serious note, I was working on a Bible study this week and one of the subjects that comes up in [...]
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Have you seen some of the stories concerning the Christian girl who fled her Muslim parents? This story has gotten huge since the video clip started making it’s way around Youtube and Tangle.
There are various versions, but from reading multiple stories the story essentially seems to be this
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This is an important chapter as it talks about smokescreens. What are smokescreens?
Well, Lee Stroebel gives us a couple of examples from his own experience in sharing the faith. He speaks of one instance where he was talking with a Indian man about faith and he seemed genuinely intrigued. He asked questions comparing Hinduism and [...]
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Here’s a video that captures some of the heart and passion that go into this question. “Are we a Christians nation?” Related to this- were we ever? Or, do we still want to be one?
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I haven’t really taken on this issue much in the public yet. I guess because it’s such a difficult issue to speak about without immediately pushing people into camps and alienating some from the discussion immediately.
But today I received a forward from Tangle that grabs some of the soundbites that have been flying lately on [...]
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I’ve always found this question fascinating- “What is a miracle?”
The different answers people give and the experiences they relate are probably as interesting as anything else.
So here’s a test- is the girl in this video a miracle?
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