The 5 Degrees of Love

2018-06-22T14:27:00+00:00

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Fearless

Last updated on: June 22, 2018 at 2:27 pm By Keith Giles

So, as I’m drilling down to uncover why so many of those who profess to know Christ are comfortable with killing, and torture, and war, I’ve discovered something: It turns out that what we really seem to lack is an abiding connection to the love of Christ in our daily, walking around lives. At least, I cannot personally fathom how anyone who was abiding in Christ – who is Agape love incarnate – could look at another person made in the... Read more

Christian Politics

2018-06-21T23:32:39+00:00

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The Mark Of The Beast: Revealed!

Last updated on: June 21, 2018 at 11:32 pm By Keith Giles

When it comes to the book of Revelation there are ultimately two camps: Futurists (who believe the book tells us something about future events that have not happened yet) and Preterists (who believe the book told First Century Christians about events that would “soon come to pass” in their lifetime). I am not a Futurist. As such, I read the book of Revelation as a prophecy about events that have already taken place (from our perspective) and were fulfilled soon... Read more

Dispensationalism

Eschatology

2018-06-20T19:25:15+00:00

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Why We Love Law More Than The Gospel

Last updated on: June 20, 2018 at 7:25 pm By Keith Giles

Today was the perfect storm of Christians praising the Law of Moses, I guess. First, a friend on Facebook posted a statement about how “Romans 13 is clear: violators of the Law will suffer the consequences” in reference to how immigrant children are being torn from their parents. [More on that in a moment]. Then, another friend made a comment about how America needs to get back to ‘an eye for an eye’ and ‘a life for a life’ if... Read more

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God's Love

2018-06-20T00:22:09+00:00

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Why Loving Our Enemies Is Easier Than Loving Our Friends

Last updated on: June 20, 2018 at 12:22 am By Keith Giles

I just spent the weekend in Portsmouth, Ohio talking with fellow believers about what it looks like to love our enemies as Jesus commanded us. That in itself is a rare conversation to have these days. I was extremely blessed that so many people would show up and sincerely wrestle with this topic in such a real and practical way. My friend Joshua Lawson was the perfect person to co-host this dialog with. In fact, it was his idea... Read more

God's Love

2018-06-15T15:05:32+00:00

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Behold: Our Christless Christianity

Last updated on: June 15, 2018 at 3:05 pm By Keith Giles

Just in case you’re not paying attention, American Christianity is a Christless Christianity. We demand the Ten Commandments to be displayed in our courthouses, but we never give a thought to Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount. We justify our cruelty to immigrants by quoting random passages from Paul’s letter to the Romans, but skip over dozens of commands from Jesus about showing mercy, caring for the weak and vulnerable, and totally ignore his warning that “whatever you have... Read more

2018-06-12T21:22:53+00:00

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The Unexpected Fruit Of Kindness

Last updated on: June 12, 2018 at 9:22 pm By Keith Giles

There was no way I could have anticipated how my little suggestion would explode and impact the lives of hundreds of people on the other side of the country. It was just another meeting at work. One of our vendors wanted to hold an event with our sales team in Buffalo to promote their “Build To Order” network during the week of September 11th. A few ideas were tossed back and forth, and then I said: “Why don’t we... Read more

General Christian Topics

God's Love

2018-06-09T00:37:50+00:00

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Welcome To Post Christian America

Last updated on: June 9, 2018 at 12:37 am By Keith Giles

Image:HeavenlyPerspective Kenn Stilger A new study from the Pew Research Center has found the population of Christians in the United States is on a downward spiral. Polling 35,000 Americans aged 18 and older, the poll found that over the last seven years, those calling themselves “Christian” has diminished by 8 percent overall. That’s about 5 million people who have moved out of the Christian faith since 2007. This new demographic is being called the “Nones” (as... Read more

Christian Politics