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What Does it Mean to be “Saved”?
No relationship is more important than your relationship with God, and no question is more pressing than where you will spend eternity when you die. So, let’s consider a crucial […]
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Is Your Heart or Spirit Broken?
My attempt to delicately balance my salad bowl with my food plate failed. The salad bowl crashed onto the dining room floor, sending salad and shards of the bowl everywhere. […]
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The Believer’s Priesthood–A Look at “Priesthood” in I Peter 2:5 and 9
In 1 Peter 2:5 and 2:9, Peter describes believers as a “holy priesthood” and a “royal priesthood.” What does that mean? Inquiring minds want to know. 🙂 The Greek term […]
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Don’t Worry About the Election
Election Day is upon us. Tens of millions of Americans have already voted. The 2024 election season (thankfully) comes to an end officially on Tuesday, November 5. The winner of […]
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God Hasn’t Given Up on You (So Don’t Give up on Him)
Exhausted and despairing, a Jewish prophet stumbled his way through the Negev wilderness. Covered in dust, his hair matted and his face bearing signs of fatigue and stress, Elijah was […]
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Thank You, Olney Baptist Church
Last month marked 15 years at Olney Baptist Church, and as Pastor Appreciation Month comes to an end, I want to express my appreciation to all the members – and […]
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Thank You to the Pastors Who Blessed Me
This month is Pastor Appreciation Month. And, so, I’d like to recognize those pastors who impacted me. I can’t list all of them. If I tried, this post would be […]
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How Do You Know if You Have a Biblical Worldview?
Last summer, while on sabbatical, I watched a sermon on YouTube. The sermon was on the topic of “deconstruction.” What struck me, as I was listening to what was called […]
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Can We Prove God Exists?
Over a decade ago, I taught the Olney Baptist Church Young Adult Sunday School class. I took the class through a series of apologetics-oriented lessons. One of the young people […]
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Is it Wrong for Churches to Get Political?
In my last article, we opened up the can of worms marked “politics.” In that article, I emphasized up front that the Bible is explicitly clear that Christians are to […]
