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Posted on August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

The Trustworthy Bridge

You’ve probably seen this diagram before. It’s a great graphic, actually. But since mistrust for Christians and our churches has become its own chasm, a pre-chasm if you will, something often has to be done about bridging that before a person is even willing to hear about the sin chasm and trust the cross to …

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Posted on August 1, 2019

The Necessity of Authenticity

Does it bother you that when they think about Christians a lot of people see us as angry, judgmental, right-wing finger-pointers with political agendas? You might not think this is a fair characterization; but it’s a reputation that, by association, is ours. Maybe it’s true that for every individual who earned the world’s mistrust there …

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Posted on June 24, 2019June 24, 2019

Befriending The Banished

“I used to think that to be Christlike meant to be alienated and put off by the sin of others. But it’s quite the opposite. Refusing to be alienated and put of by the sin of others is what allows me to be Christlike.” Brant Hansen “If you owned a Rembrandt covered in mud, you …

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Posted on June 17, 2019

Rahab’s Redemptive Red Rope

“Sharing faith is not like teaching a class on the fundamentals. It’s more like riding on a train with our hand out to give people running alongside a chance to come aboard.”  It would be a stretch to claim that the scouts fully understood that the red rope signified Rahab’s salvation from judgment. But being …

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Posted on March 8, 2019March 3, 2019

“God’s Gestapo”

“Our Religion Can Beat Up Your Religion!” isn’t the best header for your church sign. Argumentative mode usually does more harm than good. We might just be derailing them rather than putting them on the right track that leads to Jesus. Plus, just when we think we’ve locked the argument down with our bullet-point logic, …

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