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There’s a pretty easy way to determine what a person really cares about in life. Just answer the question, “What is he willing to look foolish for?”
Strong devotion to a cause can make people do things that otherwise would embarrass them. How else to explain people at a football game with painted faces or giant hats shaped like a wedge of cheese? They really want to support their team, and they don’t mind looking a bit ridiculous to do so.
For several years, my wife and I worked with…
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Any time you find yourself in a disagreement with someone else, remember:
- Talking the loudest does not make you right.
- Talking the fastest or the most does not make you right.
- Being more impassioned or emotional does not make you right.
- Sighing or rolling your eyes does not make you right.
- Inserting foul language does not make you right.
- Getting angry and yelling does not make you right.
- Attacking the other person’s motives or honesty…
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Addressing the scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church in recent decades, writer Kevin D. Williamson (who is himself Catholic) remarked that those scandals may well “hasten an exodus of Americans from the Catholic Church entirely.” He continued:
If this is likely, it is in part because a considerable share of American Catholics are not Catholic in the sense of believing what the church teaches…
Rather, for many Americans…Catholicism is not a religious faith but a cultural identity…[I]t is an identity marker that is less about who they are…
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An issue of a religious magazine contained the following in its “classified” section:
The ____________ Church of Christ … is looking for a full-time pulpit minister. He needs to be: (1) married, with an active wife, (2) graduate of a Brotherhood school of preaching, (3) knowledgeable of the Scriptures, (4) experienced in ministry (3-5 years min.), (5) experienced in counseling (a plus), (6) self-motivated, evangelistic, family and youth oriented.
A few things here seem amiss. Think with me.
• “Pulpit minister.” Many churches employ an assortment…
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On one occasion, Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do men say that the Son of Man is?” The answers varied: John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah, or perhaps one of the other prophets. Then Jesus asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus blessed Peter for his confession, adding, “on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18, ESV).
What did Jesus mean when he said the gates of hell will not prevail…
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Members in Isolation It is a simple, well-known, and time worn illustration… but the clear Biblical truth it should bring to our minds is just as strong, relevant, and unflinching as ever. It is, in fact, a truth made even … Read More
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DIFERENCIA CUERPO, ALMA Y ESPÍRITU Es probable que el título de este artículo sea bastante llamativo. Muchos seres humanos tenemos esa curiosidad por lo nuevo y lo desconocido mientras que otros sienten temor. La Biblia provee bastante información sobre el … Read More
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