Congregational Diversity Must Be Organic, Not Programmatic

"...I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house, solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ." - Acts 20:20-21 Paul's Example The above text, among others I could cite, serves, in part, …

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What Genuine Confession Looks Like

When we think of the Old Testament character Joshua, one of two things usually comes to mind: he was the successor to Moses in leading the nation of Israel into the Promised Land (Joshua 1:2); he led the Israelites to victory at Jericho (Joshua 6). Most of us can remember, I'm sure, singing the lyrics, …

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Are the Ferguson Protests a Matter of Justice or Salvation?

Until now, I’ve been deliberately hesitant to offer my own opinion on the recent grand jury decisions involving the deaths of both Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of police in Ferguson, Missouri and New York City. I will not use this space to bore you with my reasons for not chiming in …

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