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2017-09-26T13:14:26-05:00

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Last updated on: September 26, 2017 at 1:14 pm   By Fr. Charles Erlandson

How well do you notice the suffering in the lives of others? Read more

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2017-09-25T16:13:51-05:00

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How Conversion Really Takes Place

Last updated on: September 25, 2017 at 4:13 pm   By Fr. Charles Erlandson

How does conversion really take place? HINT: It's not by mass rallies or revivals. Read more

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2017-09-24T17:02:31-05:00

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To Reach the Culture

Last updated on: September 24, 2017 at 5:02 pm   By Fr. Charles Erlandson

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2017-09-22T11:28:38-05:00

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What Do You Obsess About?

Last updated on: September 22, 2017 at 11:28 am   By Fr. Charles Erlandson

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2017-09-21T17:10:03-05:00

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How Do You Sing When in Prison?

Last updated on: September 21, 2017 at 5:10 pm   By Fr. Charles Erlandson

How were you able to be singing hymns to God at midnight, having been falsely accused, thrown into a Roman jail, and having your feet fastened in the stocks Read more

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2017-09-20T17:41:18-05:00

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Spiritual Warfare in Philippi and in Your Home Town

Last updated on: September 20, 2017 at 5:41 pm   By Fr. Charles Erlandson

There I was, come into the important city of Philippi, come to bring the good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ to the Greeks. We went on the Sabbath to the place of prayer by the river and there met a most extraordinary woman named Lydia. Read more

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2017-09-19T17:07:19-05:00

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The Life of the Apostles and You

Last updated on: September 19, 2017 at 5:07 pm   By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Why can't my life be just like those of the apostles in the book of Acts? Read more

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2017-09-18T14:45:20-05:00

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The #1 Task of the Church

Last updated on: September 18, 2017 at 2:45 pm   By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Quick – what’s the #1 task of the Church? Read more

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Humility in Decisions and Relationships

Last updated on: September 17, 2017 at 4:25 pm   By Fr. Charles Erlandson

How did the early Church make decisions? Read more

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Friday of 3rd Sunday after Trinity – Acts 15:13-21

Last updated on: June 16, 2016 at 5:35 pm   By Fr. Charles Erlandson

Acts 15:13-21 When the time came for a decision to be made about what to do with Gentile Christians, to whom did the early church turn?  Not to Peter, and not to Paul.  Perhaps surprisingly, to James. Who is this James, and why was he worthy of such respect?  Interestingly enough, he started out as one to whom much had been given but who did not use it.  I mean that this James was the brother of Jesus Christ Himself,... Read more

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