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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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