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More “Left Behind”: Thoughts on Raptures, Resurrections, and Turning The Prince of Peace into A God of War
By Steve on September 18, 2014
My last post on the upcoming Left Behind movie seem to generate more than the usual amount of discussion. To everyone’s credit the interactions with me, or the one’s I observed between others, were…
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3 Things To Consider Before Inviting Your Friend To See Left Behind
By Steve on September 16, 2014
In a couple weeks time the Left Behind movie will open in cinemas around the world. As someone who got “onboard” the Left Behind evangelistic bandwagon 14 years ago when the original version with Kirk Cameron came…
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On YWAM and 25 years of Christian Ministry
By Steve on September 5, 2014
I turned 48 yesterday. Not a milestone birthday I grant you (save for the joy found in reminding myself I’m not 50 yet) but it did cause me to reflect on an actual milestone anniversary…
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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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My Top 10 Favorite Robin Williams Films…And Why I’ll Miss Him
By Steve on August 13, 2014
Robin Williams has died! It’s not uncommon to wake up in the morning to discover that a famous celebrity passed away. Often the discovery is followed by a “what a shame” before heading out the…
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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…
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Biblical Inerrancy Part 1: The Scriptures Are God Breathed…But So Are You!
By Steve on August 8, 2014
“Do you believe the the Bible is inerrant?” a person asked me recently. “Wow,” I thought, “that’s a tough one.” Authoritative? Yes God inspired? Yes The “word of God” (small w) that reveals “the Word of…
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Fear: Do You Live Your Life Afraid?
By Steve on July 30, 2014
There was a very good reason that whenever Jesus or an angel suddenly showed up in the Bible the first words out of their mouth seemed to always be “Don’t be afraid!” Most people, whether…
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When Someone Uses The Term “True Christian”……Run!
By Steve on July 28, 2014
“Well of course you would believe that…if you were a true Christian”. Have you ever heard that term? True Christian? Recently some of my Beyond the Pale posts have been geared toward making people aware of warning signs…