Category: 2022 – Sept

Some Thoughts About Church Discipline — Jon Mitchell, Editor (Editorial: September, 2022)

I get it.  I really do. Awkwardness…uncomfortable situations…the probability that someone will get upset at you…the potential loss of friendship…all of that and more is part of the package you unwrap when you go to a brother or sister in Christ who is “caught in any transgression” and tell them, no matter how lovingly and… Read More Some Thoughts About Church Discipline — Jon Mitchell, Editor (Editorial: September, 2022)

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Abortion and Child Sacrifice: The Similarities — Dewayne Bryant, Ph.D.

If any one piece of legislation could be cited as the single most definitive legal decision of the 20th century, some would not hesitate to cite Roe v. Wade. It was a landmark case that ensconced a woman’s right to abortion as the law of the land. At the time, American politicians in support of… Read More Abortion and Child Sacrifice: The Similarities — Dewayne Bryant, Ph.D.

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Origins of the Nations: A Lesson in Humility — Will Hester

What is your origin story? Do you know where your great-grandmother’s family originated from? Do you know the meaning behind your last name? These questions make us research historical archives, find a library in a small community that keeps records from the stone age, or send our DNA to be analyzed by super-computers. Our origin… Read More Origins of the Nations: A Lesson in Humility — Will Hester

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What Does God Hate? — Chase Green

According to Merriam-Webster Online, hate means “a. intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury; b. extreme dislike or disgust.” Generally speaking, Christians understand the need to love instead of hate (Matt. 5:44), but Christians are supposed to “hate every false way” (Ps. 119:104). “Hate” is a strong word. Have… Read More What Does God Hate? — Chase Green

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