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I’ve been reading the book Radical by David Platt over the past few weeks, and it has transformed the way I see the church, but more so, the way I see myself and how I few my walk with Jesus! I am ashamed to say that I have bought into the American dream, and lost [...]

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The temptation when writing on a subject such as sports is to take just the verses that apply directly and interpret them literally and expand from them. The main verses come from Paul when in First Corinthians 9:25 he says “Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable reward.” [...]

My Initial Post

by Jesusismyidol on 07/20/2010

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Hi everybody, I’m new to this site. In fact, this is my first true blog. I’ve written for some websites before, but it was more informational. I wrote for a site called Bleacher Report for awhile, but that as the name probably implies, was about sports. This is my first time writing about Christ on [...]

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Hays’ “Homosexuality” (To be accompanied with Richard B. Hays’ “The Moral Vision of the New Testament”)                 The word homosexuality holds much prevalence in today’s news, societal issues, including homosexual marriages and civil rights for gays and lesbians, and even more importantly, within the church. Right off the bat, I want to bluntly answer some [...]

CHALLENGE!

by evcombe on 01/12/2010

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Short and sweet (maybe).  I’m reading The 10 Dumbest Things Christians Do, and I have ONE question for those who have professed Christ (and really, it’s not really something requiring an answer on MY end, but instead more of a charge for self-examination): Are there any ways by word or by deed you’re slinging mud [...]

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So I don’t really know what I’m going to write on here but I figured that this sort of thing might be a little fun. Back when I was in Elementary School, I read a book called “Dear God, It’s Me Margaret”.  I can’t remember who wrote it, but it was really, really good! Shortly [...]

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Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God By Francis Chan This is an amazing book.  I’m not even sure how to begin describing it.  So, I will transcribe the description on the back cover of the book: Have you ever wondered if we’re missing it? It’s crazy, if you think about it. The God of [...]