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My good friends over at Tyndale House Publishing are having a Christmas giveaway over at the New Living Translation Facebook page. Starting on November 29th until December 24th at the New Living Translation Facebook page we’re giving away lots of great prizes and something free for you just for singing up. By visiting the giveaway entry page (located on the NLT Facebook page, the link is under the...

Suspecting Angels And Disbelieving Good News

Thanks to Deb Avery for having this at the Labyrinth Walk last night. Eternal God, in the long ago days when the earth was above the clouds, and disease was caused by demons, your son was born to lighten all our darknesses. We now, after the enlightenment, are in bondage to different limitations. We doubt what we cannot prove; we ignore what we cannot see, and finding little room for faith, we must confess, we...

Kentucky Church Bans Interracial Couples

Yes, you read that right and no, this isn’t the early 20th Century. A Baptist church in Pike County has adopted a resolution that forbids interracial couples from being members or ‘being used in worship’.  That second part comes as a result of how this whole thing got started. A small Pike County church has voted not to accept interracial couples as members or let them take part in some worship...

Today’s Sign Of The Apocalypse | Osteen Gets A Reality Show

Oh sweet Jesus.  Straight from the Houston Chronicle. “Survivor” producer Mark Burnett is teaming up with Joel Osteen for a primetime network show in 2012, TMZ has learned. Burnett tells TMZ, the premise of the show is that ordinary people will give up several days or longer to go on a mission with Joel Osteen, one of the most popular pastors in the world. All of the missions will be in the confines of US...

Why I Question ‘Jesus Came To Die’

How many times have people either said or heard that?  I’m guessing millions upon millions.  It’s ingrained into Christianity and Christian thought across multiple denominations.  To be perfectly honest, lately I’m having a hard time with this. It’s not that I don’t think it’s important, just that I think it’s the wrong emphasis and, well, not entirely true. Last week,...