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Pastor Mark Driscoll

2018-03-29T13:55:11-04:00

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God is Intolerant

Last updated on: March 29, 2018 at 1:55 pm   By Mark Driscoll

While the Bible says nothing about God being tolerant, it speaks often about God and his people being patient, loving, and forbearing. God tolerates us—as he seeks to change us—because he loves us. Read more

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2018-03-22T15:47:45-04:00

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Everyone, Including You, Is an Intolerant Hypocrite

Last updated on: March 22, 2018 at 3:47 pm   By Mark Driscoll

Intolerance is not just a Christian issue but a human issue. It is not a case of the tolerant versus the intolerant but the intolerant versus the intolerant. So how do we find our way forward? Read more

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2018-03-14T16:59:03-04:00

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Jesus Freaks are Intolerant Bigots

Last updated on: March 14, 2018 at 4:59 pm   By Mark Driscoll

If there was one objection to Christianity that exploded to prominence in our research, it was intolerance. Read more

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2018-03-14T16:38:14-04:00

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“I had a friend that…got born again and evangelical, and it broke my heart.”

Last updated on: March 14, 2018 at 4:38 pm   By Mark Driscoll

As a Christian there are many moments in life when you wonder whether the person you are privately should go public. Someone says, “Man, I got diagnosed with cancer” or “My spouse and I are splitting” and your first instinct is “Can I pray for you?” But then you wonder, “Should I say that?” Maybe a solid spiritual thought comes to mind, but then you question, “Should I share that?” Read more

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2018-03-07T15:58:53-05:00

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“…the Christian Church … Breeds Hate and Intolerance and Fear”

Last updated on: March 7, 2018 at 3:58 pm   By Mark Driscoll

Many people take issue in very specific ways with what Christians believe and how we act out our faith. They have a major problem with Christianity. The question is how we will respond. Read more

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2018-03-01T16:51:37-05:00

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Christians Might Be Crazy

Last updated on: March 1, 2018 at 4:51 pm   By Mark Driscoll

"Yeah, Christians might be crazy.” That was my honest answer to the guy who asked if I had considered I might be nuttier than a Planters factory. Read more

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2018-02-05T17:05:10-05:00

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3 Reasons Why Your Spouse Should Be Your Standard of Beauty

Last updated on: February 5, 2018 at 5:05 pm   By Mark Driscoll

God’s plan is not that we have a standard that we compare our spouse to. Instead, God gives us a spouse as our standard. This is far more healthy, healing, and hopeful than our current culture of comparison. Here are three reasons why our spouse should be our standard. Read more

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2018-01-31T10:19:23-05:00

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What the Bible Says About Gender, Marriage, Fornication, Adultery, Rape, Incest, Homosexuality, Bestiality, and Prostitution

Last updated on: January 31, 2018 at 10:19 am   By Mark Driscoll

Christians and non-Christians end up disagreeing about sex, and most everything else, because they start at different places. Read more

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2018-01-19T16:08:46-05:00

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Parenting Lessons From Jesus’ Childhood

Last updated on: January 19, 2018 at 4:08 pm   By Mark Driscoll

God became a child. At every age, children can relate to Jesus, because Jesus was their same age at some point. Jesus was a baby who had to learn to walk and talk. Jesus was a young child who had to learn to read and write. Jesus went through puberty where his voice started to deepen and he started to grow a beard. Jesus had to take out the garbage, do the dishes, obey his parents, and get along with... Read more

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2018-01-22T15:13:09-05:00

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3 Kinds of People Parents Need to Know About

Last updated on: January 22, 2018 at 3:13 pm   By Mark Driscoll

To protect their children, parents should learn to be discerning and began to examine the three biblical categories of people by reading Proverbs: wise, foolish, and evil. Read more

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