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E.W. Jackson on “False Religion”

The Richmond Times-Dispatch recently wrote about an appearance by Virginia’s Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor, E.W. Jackson: [He] told his audience that those who do not follow Jesus Christ “engage in some sort of a false religion.” I immediately assumed “his audience”…

All About Parenting Youth

We talk all the time about wanting to help parents be good parents through the Church. After reading a lot yesterday in YouthWorker Journal [YWJ] about discipling the youth in our ministries, and after sitting in a discipleship-focused group gathering…

Primal

Breaking the fast for one post before the New Year: Primal, Mark Batterson I wanted to hate it. I really did. Just a page or two into the introduction, and I was convinced Primal wouldn’t be any different than any…

The Prophet Hosea

Hosea 4:9 And it will be: Like people, like priests. I will punish both of them for their ways In class this morning, we discussed the Prophet Hosea [side note: I really like this class — surprise, surprise]. The professor…

The Kingdom: Oscar Romero

The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts; it is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, which is another way of…

The Faith of Barack Obama

Faith of Barack Obama
When I heard that a respected Christian publishing house was releasing a book on the faith of a presidential candidate from the pen of a New York Times best-selling author, I figured it would be worth a look.