Tag: faith
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The gospel in the Exodus journey
The exodus journey is the seminal event of the Old Testament. It’s the story of God miraculously delivering the Israelites from slavery for the purpose of bringing them to the promised land. The Old Testament constantly calls upon the Israelites to remember what God had done.
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Can a person truly have faith if their life doesn’t show it?
Vegans. When you’re a vegan, you don’t eat meat or use animal products. Being vegan is a lifestyle. Now if I said that I was vegan and invited you over to my place for dinner, and you said what are we having “surt and turt….we’re having some fish and steak” and then I was washing…
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Doing ministry with an “all things to all people” mindset
In 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, the Apostle Paul talks about being “all things to all people.” In the rest of the passage, he talks about different groups with whom he demonstrates this. While that passage is not an exhaustive guide to ministry, it provides significant insights into how to reach people for Jesus. Based on studying…
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Our sense of justice and the outrage over the botched Saints call
An egregious no-call in the Saints-Rams, NFC Championship game yesterday. Missed calls happen. But I don’t know if I can think of ever seeing a more consequential no-call that had a bigger impact on a game than the missed pass interference with 1:46 left to go in the game.
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The fruit of the Spirit – something we can’t produce
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. -Galatians 5:22-23 In the Book of Galatians, the Apostle Paul talks about the fruit of the Spirit. It’s a section that fascinates me. Because the fruit is produced by the Holy Spirit in…
Josh Benner 