Category: Christian Faith & Life
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10 Lies About God: What Happiness Means to God
What does happiness mean to you? Time spent with friends and family? A comfortable life? Feeling good about who you are? Many sources of happiness like these are often also used to define a successful life. Your goals may include a thriving startup business or a healthy, active lifestyle. When difficult circumstances or constant failures…
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10 Lies About God: A Loving God’s Response to Evil
Do you think you’re going to heaven? What would you say to God if he asks why he should let you in? These are two common questions pastors and evangelists use to gauge whether the person they’re talking to has a firm understanding of the gospel. About 48 percent of American adults and a shocking…
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10 Lies About God: The Question Behind Evolution
“Did God really say?” Satan’s question to Adam and Eve in the early days of God’s creation has come full circle to challenge whether we live in God’s creation at all. In the ongoing debate between creation and evolution, many people have concluded that human observation is more trustworthy than the Bible’s teachings. Torn between…
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10 Lies About God: To Judge or Not to Judge?
The subject of judgment has become a touchy one in the past few decades. The word carries a negative connotation in a world where two out of three adults claim that there are no moral absolutes, and 70 percent of Americans prefer to rely on their feelings, experiences, and trusted family and friends to decide…
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10 Lies About God: Does God Care?
Where is God when bad things happen? Many of our most difficult questions come from considering God’s role in tragedies and why he allows so much suffering in the first place if he is truly good. We can often come up with reasons for hope when bad things happen to good people; maybe that tragedy…
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10 Lies About God: The Only Gate to God
At some point in life, many of us have experienced the embarrassment of trying to open a locked door only to realize there’s a sign right in front of us that reads, “Please use other door.” No matter how much pushing, pulling, and twisting you do, only the correct door will let you into the…
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Letter From the Editor: A New Blog Series and Bible Study for a Growing Problem
Dear Brothers in Ministry, You’ve heard the argument: “But Pastor, God wants me to be happy.” You’ve sensed the hint of pride as someone proclaims, “You know, God helps those who help themselves.” Worldwide, only 6 percent of professing Christians hold to foundational biblical beliefs. But even among those, you will hear professions of unbiblical beliefs—like…
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10 Lies About God: A Faith Worth Having
One form of faith or another runs through our culture. For secular Christmas and Easter celebrations, we have Santa and the Easter bunny. For football games, lucky socks. Or, if all else fails, you can have faith in yourself. Whether it’s through movies, books, or inspiring Internet posts, messages such as “Just have faith” or…