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The Conversion of Larry Sanger
Philosophy PhD and Founder of Wikipedia finds Jesus I have often told the people around me in ministry, if I ever get to the point where...
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Mar 64 min read
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On Doing Good Works
Some food for thought from my sermon last Sunday: since all Christian’s are created for and called to do good works (Eph. 2:10), we...
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Jan 142 min read
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Resisting Natural Evil
There are two agents of evil in the empirical world: man and nature. People generally accept that there is an obligation to stop man’s...
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Sep 10, 20242 min read
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In Defense of Reckless
No contemporary Christian song garners as much criticism as the Cory Asbury song "Reckless Love" where we find this line: "Oh the...
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Jul 11, 20244 min read
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The First Civil Disobedience
Exodus 1:15-21. The first recorded act of civil disobedience in the Bible presents for us the justification of all true civil...
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Jan 9, 20242 min read
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San Diego Pride Parade Outreach 2023
For two years it has been on my heart to reach out to the increasingly popular, sexually deviant culture. This year I finally had the...
Coastlands Church
Jul 21, 20237 min read
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Happy Juneteenth
"Happy Juneteenth! Don't forget, slave laws and anti-literacy laws occurred simultaneously. They aimed not only to enslave individuals...
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Jun 21, 20232 min read
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Jesus Revolution
This movie moved me. I consider myself a product of the Jesus movement. So many of those who have guided me and loved me came from this...
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Mar 13, 20232 min read
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A Christian response to Brian McLaren’s Adventures in Missing the Point; Truth
Recently, one of my former students brought me an article by prominent postmodernist Brian McLaren. The excerpt was from a book titled...
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Feb 13, 202310 min read
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Blessedness
At its most basic level, blessedness is the place of human flourishing. Psalm 1 paints the picture of a firmly rooted tree, strong and...
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Jan 16, 20231 min read
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Bad Ideas: A Case Study on Eugenics and Transgenderism
If ideas have consequences, bad ideas have bad consequences. But what if those bad ideas become massively popular? History has shown us,...
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Oct 12, 20229 min read
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The Narrow Path
The secret to the narrow road is the beauty and peace of divine company. A narrow road is rarely safe. The entrance is sometimes just a...
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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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Fulfill the Law
One of the most misunderstood passages in Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount is His introduction for the interpretation of the Law in...
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May 23, 20222 min read
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Roe vs Wade
With the imminent rescission of Row vs Wade I’ve watched and heard numerous conversations on the matter of abortion, ethics, and law....
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May 6, 20222 min read
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A Father’s “No.”
Do you know what the most powerful word a dad says is? Just one word: It’s “no” N-O No, you can’t eat cake for dinner. No, you can’t...
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Apr 12, 20221 min read
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Christ who Strengthens me
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” I’ve changed my mind twice now on this scripture. This often memorized and often...
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Apr 4, 20222 min read
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Religious Monsters
Religious monsters. I’ve met them, you’ve met them: always either depressed/not good enough or massively prideful, comparing, and fake-...
Coastlands Church
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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Love is Love
Love is love. I see it on little signs in people’s yards. What people are trying to say is that romantic affection and sexual acts are...
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Nov 1, 20212 min read
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Darkness Was Not Created
Darkness. Interesting to note that darkness was not created, but it is identified. It’s the state of being before any light- the first...
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Oct 22, 20211 min read
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