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2019-02-15T22:44:32+00:00

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Jesus Is Lord (But Not King)

Last updated on: February 15, 2019 at 10:44 pm By Keith Giles

The Gospel was once considered a threat to those who held political power. When Paul and the other apostles started preaching about Jesus there were often riots because they were “….all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.” [Acts 17:7] There was no doubt about it. This Gospel was dangerous. Jesus was a serious threat to status quo. City officials and the crowds were thrown into turmoil over this subversive man. [See Acts. 17:8] Those who accepted... Read more

Gospel of the Kingdom

2019-02-14T22:44:30+00:00

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Unbalanced: The Dangers of Unconditional Love

Last updated on: February 14, 2019 at 10:44 pm By Keith Giles

Anytime we speak about the extravagant and unending love of God for people, we must always remind ourselves – and one another – just how sinful and undeserving we are of such amazing love. The danger, of course, is that we might fixate too much on God’s audacious love and not spend enough time meditating on our own worthlessness. Several authors are guilty of this. For example, people like Philip Yancey, and Brennan Manning tend to go on and... Read more

Gospel of the Kingdom

Preemptive Love

2019-02-12T20:07:05+00:00

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Jesus: The Goat Shepherd

Last updated on: February 12, 2019 at 8:07 pm By Keith Giles

I’m currently reading a book about the early Christian church and came across this amazing section about the Christian Catacombs: “It is well known that from the end of the First to the end of the Fourth Century, the early Christians buried their dead…in subterranean galleries excavated in the soft rock that underlies Rome. These ancient cemeteries were first uncovered in 1578…more than six, some estimates say eight million bodies are known to have been buried between AD 72 and... Read more

Gospel of the Kingdom

Hell

Preemptive Love

2019-02-08T21:06:12+00:00

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Is Christ Really In All Of Us?

Last updated on: February 8, 2019 at 9:06 pm By Keith Giles

“If something goes wrong, I’m the first to admit it. The first to admit it, and the last one to know.” – Paul Simon, “Something So Right” Ok, I need to confess something to everyone: I might be wrong. You see, I’ve been saying for a long time now that, while we are all in Christ, not everyone has Christ in them. That was my firm and honest conviction. Until last night. That’s when my friend Chuck McKnight challenged my... Read more

2019-02-06T23:55:24+00:00

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Barna Poll: Millennial Christians Have More Non-Christian Friends

Last updated on: February 6, 2019 at 11:55 pm By Keith Giles

Barna Research released new survey results this week that they – and many other Evangelical Christians – are casting in a negative light. However, they’re emphasizing one set of results over against another set which is much more positive. The report, entitled “Almost Half of Practicing Christian Millennials Say Evangelism Is Wrong“, leads off with the shocking news that Millennial Christians are largely uninterested in sharing their faith with their non-believing friends. [More on this in just a moment].... Read more

2019-02-06T02:28:42+00:00

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How Agreement Divides Us

Last updated on: February 6, 2019 at 2:28 am By Keith Giles

Ok, I know this seems counter intuitive, but stay with me here. Whenever we form groups or define ourselves by what we believe, or what doctrines we agree about, we’re actually defining everyone who doesn’t agree with us as “them” or marking them as outsiders. I’ve seen this happen too many times. Especially in house church circles. [Not that this doesn’t also happen in every other form of church that’s out there, but my concern is mostly with those who... Read more

Gospel of the Kingdom

Theology

2019-01-31T17:15:52+00:00

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A Better Way To End Abortion In America

Last updated on: January 31, 2019 at 5:15 pm By Keith Giles

Christians in America are stuck on a problem they can’t seem to solve. It’s a problem that unites nearly all of us together. In fact, other than Jesus himself, no other topic or issue so completely unites Christians than this. I’m talking about abortion, of course. But we’ve been stuck on how to solve this problem since 1973. Seriously. Has anyone ever told you the definition of insanity? It’s doing the same thing over and over again but expecting... Read more

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God's Love

Gospel of the Kingdom

Preemptive Love

2019-01-30T19:20:00+00:00

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Let’s Imagine Christianity Without Politics

Last updated on: January 30, 2019 at 7:20 pm By Keith Giles

A few days ago I received an email from a friend of mine. He was sharing with me his frustration over the apparent blindness that many Christians seem to have when it comes to following Jesus. His experience was that every time he attempted to talk about doing what Jesus commanded us to do – like loving our enemies, turning the other cheek, caring for the poor, etc. – the responses he kept receiving were comments like, “But the... Read more

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Gospel of the Kingdom

2019-07-01T19:49:38+00:00

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The Shiny Red Button (How Republicans Use Abortion To Manipulate Christians)

Last updated on: July 1, 2019 at 7:49 pm By Keith Giles

Let's look at the role of Republicans in the history of abortion, shall we? Planned Parenthood started receiving funding in 1970 when Republican POTUS Richard M. Nixon signed into law the Family Planning Services and Population Research Act, which had the support of both Democrats and Republicans. In 1973 was the landmark case Roe v. Wade. There were 9 Supreme Court justices who ruled on that case: 5 Democrats and 4 Republicans. It was passed by a 7-2 ruling. One Republican and one Democrat opposed. Read more

Christian Politics

Gospel of the Kingdom

Preemptive Love

2019-01-25T20:20:42+00:00

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Learning From The Wrong People

Last updated on: January 25, 2019 at 8:20 pm By Keith Giles

Professor Lee Ross has done a lot of work in conflict resolution, promoting dialog between various groups in places like Northern Ireland and in the Middle East where he worked with both Palestinians and Israelis. Here’s what he noticed about those who stand on either side of an argument: “People on both sides are always interested in meeting with those from the other side,” he says. “But why do they want to meet? Because they want to explain to... Read more

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