The Comfort Zone Myth
"No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed." (Luke 8:16) God has a plan for your life. Do people still say that? I guess they still do, since when we look on the Internet we...
View ArticleWhat Does “Real” Church Look Like?
"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another." (Hebrews 10:25) What does "Real" church look like? Those of us who have given up on...
View ArticleFat Cat Christians — Why Do We Keep Feeding Them?
"He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away." (Job 5:13) Years ago, when my husband the Norwegian Artist attended a private, Christian school, one of the major...
View ArticleMust We Pray for Our “Leaders”?
"I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone -- for kings and those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness...
View ArticleSpiritually Dead Christianity
"Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, whom God has hedged in?" Job 3:23 We live in a time when evil men prevail. Perhaps it has always been this way, but more discreetly. Those who are awake...
View ArticleHow to Recognize a False Prophet
"Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people." (Matthew 24:11) Recently I ran across a blog from a mega-pastor who was refuting the teachings of another mega-pastor. Mega-Pastor B had some...
View ArticleWhen Christian Leaders Say, “Jump!” Do We Leap?
"If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you." James 1:5 For many years, my literary junk food was celebrity people magazines....
View ArticleDoes Jesus Get Mad When We Complain?
"Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 Some of the most insensitive sayings, passed on via social media memes, are posted by people who call themselves Christians. There...
View ArticleHow Come God Never Speaks Directly to You?
"Then the voice said to him, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'" 1 Kings 19:13 I'm sure many of you have had the experience of someone accosting you and announcing, "The Lord told me to tell you that...
View ArticleThree “Christian” Teachings That Jesus Didn’t Teach
"For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine . . . and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths." 2 Timothy 4:3-4 This week's assault on Facebook...
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The Comfort Zone Myth
“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed.” (Luke 8:16) God has a plan for your life. Do people still say that? Our journey with God will take us new and exciting places, but...
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What Does “Real” Church Look Like?
“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another.” (Hebrews 10:25) What does “Real” church look like? Those of us who have given up on...
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Fat Cat Christians — Why Do We Keep Feeding Them?
“He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.” (Job 5:13) Years ago, when my husband the Norwegian Artist attended a private, Christian school, one of the major...
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Must We Pray for Our “Leaders”?
“I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone — for kings and those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness...
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Spiritually Dead Christianity
“Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, whom God has hedged in?” Job 3:23 We live in a time when evil men prevail. Perhaps it has always been this way, but more discreetly. Those who are awake...
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How to Recognize a False Prophet
“Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.” (Matthew 24:11) Recently I ran across a blog from a mega-pastor who was refuting the teachings of another mega-pastor. Mega-Pastor B had some...
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When Christian Leaders Say, “Jump!” Do We Leap?
“If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.” James 1:5 For many years, my literary junk food was celebrity people magazines....
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Does Jesus Get Mad When We Complain?
“Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 Some of the most insensitive sayings, passed on via social media memes, are posted by people who call themselves Christians. There...
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How Come God Never Speaks Directly to You?
“Then the voice said to him, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?'” 1 Kings 19:13 I’m sure many of you have had the experience of someone accosting you and announcing, Frequently, God speaks to His...
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Three “Christian” Teachings That Jesus Didn’t Teach
“For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine . . . and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4 This week’s assault on Facebook...
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