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What is sin?

The painting "The Orgy"

Popular misconceptions The saying “Everything I like is either immoral, illegal, or fattening!” is humorous but theologically incorrect. Do you like to hurt people (immoral), steal things (illegal), or eat way too much junk food? …

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What is the Gospel?

The Isenheim Altar Piece by Mathias Grunedwald

The word gospel simply means good news. The first four books of the Bible’s New Testament are the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each Gospel gives an account of the life of …

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Sin avoidance or doing right?

Man positioned to the far left of the frame is covering his face with his hands in this black and white image.

“Being a Christian is less about cautiously avoiding sin than about courageously and actively doing God’s will.” -Eric Metaxas* Avoiding Sin On my author page on this site, I describe myself as “uncomfortably” evangelical. Once, …

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Sodom and the sin of the Church

A painting by John Martin of Lot's family fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah

Is the church and America guilty of the sin of Sodom? Wow! What a provocative question. Given the political culture in the USA right now, the mind automatically goes to issues like same-sex marriage and …

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Make Christianity powerless again

The words The New Testament superimposed upon a Bible cover.

There are few things as detrimental to a person’s faith as a popular minister “falling from grace.” We enjoy putting our favorite preachers on a pedestal, identifying ourselves with their beliefs, charisma, and conviction. But …

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An Inauguration Prayer

American flag waving in the wind with the sun shining through it.

Dear Lord, patient and forgiving Father, all-knowing God who sees our hearts even as we can’t, I pray for our country even as the inauguration of our 45th president, Donald Trump, is taking place. I pray …

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