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That’s Not Fair!

There’s a certain temptation on all our parts toward a certain level of anxiety over what’s going on around us. As a Christian, I observe daily the issues going on in society, in politics, and in the church at large, and I am troubled by the moral and theological trajectories I see. I don’t think…

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What It Takes to Stop Lusting

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better…

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“If I Only Had a Heart”

In the year 1939, the Movie The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was released. The movie was adapted from the children’s book of L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Baum had multiple sequels to this book in which he described the origins of the characters, one in particular, the Tinman. According to these series,…

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Solving Racism

I grew up in Virginia during the 70’s, in the wake of desegregating schools.  My neighborhoods and public schools were a mix of ethnicities and there was bullying and fights based on residual racial tension.  However, these fights, in my neighborhood were not only held by the children.  I remember watching my mother sob to…

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How Do You Stop a Sin Addiction?

One sin continues to plague men and marriages more than any other and that is the sin of viewing pornography.  Immediate access to unfiltered modern media has been the catalyst for spreading this sin like wild fire.  However, this sin is nothing new.  Back in Genesis 3, when Adam and Eve fell, “…the eyes of…

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Culture War

Lots of things have changed since COVID. That seems pretty obvious right now a whole three months after the start of this pandemic. The lockdowns across our country have forced people to adjust the way they live life. It’s required us to take stock of what we have, use the resources at our disposal. It’s…