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The Correct Way to Correct the Church
It’s not a secret there are times when the church of Jesus doesn’t get it right. It’s not enough to comment that “everyone is a sinner,” or to rush to remind everyone about forgiveness and grace. We are the body of Christ. We have every spiritual blessing through Jesus and everything we need for life …[ read more ]
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When Christians Who Sin are Exposed to the World
There comes a time in everyone’s life when it’s important to grow up, to step into maturity, to move past childish things. It is that time in the life of the modern church. Specifically, we need to grow up around the topic of sin within the Body of Christ. The church is making headlines because …[ read more ]
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We’re Going to Need a Bigger Millstone (Sexual Abuse and the Church)
It’s not hard or bold or courageous to condemn sexual abuse in the church. Once pedophilia, pornography, rape or unwanted sexual advances by men and women purporting to be Christians make the headlines, condemning their actions is necessary, but it costs nothing. It’s a stone tossed onto a pile of rubble burying the perpetrators, but …[ read more ]
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The Art of Hard Conversations
Do you avoid hard conversations? Do you have an aversion to speaking the truth when it’s unpleasant? That’s not uncommon. Me, I have an aversion to yeast. I think it’s creepy when you add the warm water to a packet of yeast and it bubbles as it begins to activate. Totally creeps me out. Here’s …[ read more ]