03008 – Sending Help

A man stands before God, his heart breaking from the pain and injustice in the world. "Dear God," he cries, "look at all the suffering, the anguish, and distress in your world. Why don't you send help?" God responds, "I did send help. I sent you."

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03005 – Complementarianism = Patriarchy

Complementarianism isn’t working—in marriages and in church leadership— because it’s not actually complementarianism; it’s patriarchy.  And patriarchy doesn’t work because God created both men and women to reflect God's character and God's sovereignty over creation,...

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02987 – Return to God!

Don't become satisfied with a relationship with God that is broken by sin and void of the power of the Holy Spirit. You have just as much of God's powerful presence available to you as the greatest saint in Christian history! Return to God! from Experiencing God, Day...

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02985 – Our Circle is Too Small

Mother Theresa said that sometimes our biggest problem is this: The circle we put around our family is too small. A love for our own people is great. But we are called to love as big as God loves. God's love doesn't stop at the border. That's what it means to be "born...

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02975 – God is a Verb

God is not a being to whom beings can relate; God is rather "being itself." God is not a noun that needs to be defined. God is a verb that needs to be lived. from Unbelievable: Why Neither Ancient Creeds Nor the Reformation Can Produce a Living Faith Today

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02958 – Jesus: The Kind of Friend we Need

The great heresy in American popular religion is the notion that “religion is a private affair,” a secret contract between the believer and God. This individualistic heresy makes Jesus into a close, personal friend who listens, comforts, sustains, confirms, agrees,...

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