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The receipt originally became viral on Reddit, but now the article and both sides of the story have been on my news feed all week, posted and reposte [...]
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Pastor Giving a Sanctimonious Tip Whi...
This story has been posted on several popular internet news sites:
http://gawker.com/5980558/pastor-who-left-sanctimonious-tip-gets-waitress-fired-from-applebees-claims-her-reputation-was-ruined
The receipt originally became viral on Reddit, but now the article and both sides of the story have been on my news feed all week, posted and reposte [...]
Why Believe in Christ’s Virgin ...
As we enter the Christmas season, we celebrate Christ’s entrance into the world. Yet Christ’s birth was anything but normal since he was born of a virgin (Matt 1:18-25). We might ask, “Is it really necessary to believe in the virgin birth?” Why was it so important for Christ to have been virgin born? At least six reasons come to mind.
First, [...]
A Season of Anticipation and How we c...
Christmas is a season of anticipation because it is a time when hopefully the focus of all of us returns to the values God emphasizes of giving, sacrifice and family. Jesus’ first coming was as a lamb to be slaughtered and His second coming will be as a Lion to judge. He was born in humility in a manger but will return as the King of Kings. H [...]
How Incarnation allows for Salvation
Don’t know what the incarnation is? Check out Monday’s post.
The incarnation solved the most significant human dilemma in mankind. From a Christian worldview, man is a sinner who cannot save Himself. The first man, Adam, proved that and every man born since has proven that. In the garden, Adam and Eve made a deal with the devil t [...]
How Did Early Christians Approach the...
How did early Christians approach the Christmas story? Or even the incarnation? What did that mean within their religious landscape?
The incarnation was an essential element of the early church. The Apostle’s Creed (more information about that creed and its significance to the early church here: http://www.gci.org/history/apostles) said, “I b [...]
Have I overlooked something?
What do you see as significant parts of the story [of Christ\'s birth] that some people may overlook?
By Dr. Joseph Parle
[When asked this question, several] things come to mind.
First, the fact that Jesus chose to reveal himself to shepherds.
Shepherds were considered to be lowly, uneducated and filthy. In their time, they probably would be [...]
The Nature of our Savior
What do the details of the story about Christ’s birth tell Christians about the nature of their Savior?
By Dr. Joseph Parle
In 1995, Joan Osborne wrote a song “One of Us” that asked the question, “What if God was one of us?”
The Christmas story proclaims that God in fact did take on human flesh and experienced all the trials and tribulations [...]
Lies the Church Tells Women – Titus 2...
This is part 8 of a series based on a detailed article written by Dr. Andy Woods reviewing the book, Ten Lies the Church Tells Women. Links to previous articles in this series are at the end of the post.
10 Lies the Church Tells Women – Part 8 of Book Review
By Dr. Andy Woods
Titus 2:4-5
In chapter 9, Grady claims that viewing a woman’s prima [...]
Lies the Church Tells Women – 1 Timot...
This is part 7 of a series based on a detailed article written by Dr. Andy Woods reviewing the book, Ten Lies the Church Tells Women. Links to previous articles in this series are at the end of the post.
10 Lies the Church Tells Women – Part 7 of Book Review
By Dr. Andy Woods
1 Timothy 2:15
In chapter 8, Grady criticizes the stereotype that v [...]
The True Meaning of the Holidays
By: Dr. Andy Woods
The holiday season comes and goes very quickly. Sometimes the hectic nature of the Christmas season provides us little time to adequately reflect upon the true meaning of Christmas. What then is the true meaning of Christmas? The true meaning of the holiday is the celebration of the superintendence of a sovereign God that [...]
