Category: Culture
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What’s the greatest danger to the church?
There are 300,000 churches in America. There are many wonderful churches that boldly proclaim the gospel and faithfully teach the Bible every week. There is no perfect church in the world, because every church is full of members who are imperfect people. I think that the biggest issue the American church faces today is related…
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Having an “all things to all people” ministry mindset
Originally published April 6, 2016 In 1 Corinthians 9, the Apostle Paul gives an insight into how he approached ministry. After discussing how he related to Jews, gentiles, and those whom society had looked down upon, Paul sums up how he related to each of these groups by saying that he became “all things to…
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Beth Moore letter addresses misogyny in evangelicalism
Over the last generation, Beth Moore has been one of the most prominent female leaders and speakers in American Evangelical circles. Her Bible studies are hugely popular among women. She’s the founder of Living Proof Ministries, a ministry for women based out of Houston. She’s not a pastor. She’s an author and speaker. Although she’s…
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Feel sorry for the victims, not Bill Cosby
Legendary actor and comedian Bill Cosby was convicted of sexual assault this week. More than 60 women have claimed Cosby raped or sexually assaulted them. 45 of them say that he drugged them. Many taking a drink or other pill offered by Cosby and waking up hours later. These accusations go back to assaults as…
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Alfie Evans and the value of human life
Alfie Evans is a British baby who is fighting for his life with a rare medical condition. There is a hospital in Italy that will treat the child. Italy has arranged to transport the child from Britain. But British courts are disallowing this. Instead, they’re scaling back treatment on Alfie which will result in his…
Josh Benner 