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Understanding the Role of the Holy Spirit in the Church Today
Understanding the Role of the Holy Spirit in the Church Today Wes McAdams Apr 20, 2016 Share I don’t believe we talk enough about the Holy Spirit. This neglect has led to speculation and misunderstanding. While I’m quite certain I don’t I fully … Continue reading
This World is Not My Home (And Neither is This Nation or City)
This World is Not My Home (And Neither is This Nation or City) by Wes | Apr 20, 2023 | Christian Living “This world is not my home, I’m just a-passin’ through, my treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue.” I’ve sung these words … Continue reading
How Partisan Politics are Harming Christians
How Partisan Politics are Harming Christians by Wes | Feb 26, 2024 | Christian Living I believe Christians can vote, engage in political conversations, and be passionate about policies and issues. I don’t believe we should sit idly by while our neighbors suffer if we … Continue reading
Should Christians Care What Unbelievers Think of Them?
by Wes | Nov 11, 2021 | Christian Living Should Christians Care What Unbelievers Think of Them? by Wes | Nov 11, 2021 | Christian Living As Christians, we interact with many people who do not share our views or live by the same standards. Some of our family members, … Continue reading
What is the Gospel: Christ Was Raised on the Third Day
What is the Gospel: Christ Was Raised on the Third Day by Wes | Aug 7, 2019 | Theology Sadly, many of us have accepted a version of the Gospel which emphasizes spiritual things over physical things. Somewhere along the line, Christians started following in the footsteps … Continue reading
Stop Talking and Start Doing: What I Noticed When I Read James
Stop Talking and Start Doing: What I Noticed When I Read James by Wes | Feb 20, 2019 | Books of the Bible The book of James might be one of the easiest books for Christians to understand, regardless of time and culture. It deals … Continue reading
You Don’t Get a New Body When You Die
You Don’t Get a New Body When You Die by Wes | Nov 7, 2023 | Theology At funerals, it is not unusual to hear someone say, “He has received his new body.” I certainly understand the impulse to say comforting and encouraging things for … Continue reading
The Difference Between Idols and False gods
The Difference Between Idols and False gods by Wes | Jan 29, 2024 | Theology Sometimes we use the terms “idols” and “false gods” interchangeably, but there is nuance to those words that might prove helpful. In fact, identifying our “idols” can sometimes help us … Continue reading
How the Bible Defines a Miracle
Modern religious people tend to believe miracles are instances when God intervenes in human events by doing something that violates the laws of nature. However, definitions like this do not actually fit the Bible’s definition of a miracle. So, how … Continue reading
The Shame of History
How do you feel when you read about the 10-12 million African souls who were sold through the transatlantic slave trade? And what are your feelings on the 4,743 lynchings that took place in the United States between 1882 and 1968? What about the 3,000 … Continue reading
