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2017-12-18T11:26:26-08:00

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How Can You Be Open-Minded Toward People Whose Beliefs Are 180 Degrees Different from Your Own?

Last updated on: December 18, 2017 at 11:26 am By Paul Louis Metzger

An Interview with Award-Winning Author Tom Krattenmaker. How often do you find people asking others from across the ideological spectrum for help on how to be open-minded? How often do you find people on the other side responding graciously to the invitation and providing help? I have asked my friend and award-winning author Tom Krattenmaker, a self-professed “secular Jesus follower,” for help on the subject of cultivating open-mindedness without renouncing strong convictions. Mr. Krattenmaker is well-suited to address this subject.... Read more

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2017-12-13T06:55:57-08:00

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Are We Looking for Jesus in the Right Place—Bethlehem?

Last updated on: December 13, 2017 at 6:55 am By Paul Louis Metzger

No doubt, people who casually engaged the Scriptures would have expected the Messiah to come from Jerusalem. After all, Jerusalem was the capitol city. Read more

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2017-12-14T06:39:30-08:00

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Abandon the Evangelical Ship or Evangelical Idols? Reflections on the Prophet Jeremiah

Last updated on: December 14, 2017 at 6:39 am By Paul Louis Metzger

Should we abandon ship, or abandon the idols of power, wealth, comfort and privilege that serve as stumbling blocks to right relationship with God and others? Read more

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2017-12-12T04:09:40-08:00

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The Politicizing of the Faith Is Leading to Evangelical Christianity’s Spiritual Demise

Last updated on: December 12, 2017 at 4:09 am By Paul Louis Metzger

In my experience, many young Evangelical Christians are opting out of their religious tradition or tribe because of disillusionment over what they believe is a politicizing of the faith for political gain at all costs by their parents’ generation. Read more

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2017-12-10T07:52:53-08:00

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Advent: Jesus Is Coming! Are We Waiting for Him?

Last updated on: December 10, 2017 at 7:52 am By Paul Louis Metzger

In addition to celebrating Jesus’ appearance at his first advent, we await his second advent, when he will judge the nations and reconcile all things to God. Read more

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2017-12-02T17:00:05-08:00

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Are We Out of Joint Today at the End of Ordinary Time?

Last updated on: December 2, 2017 at 5:00 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

Today marks the end of “Ordinary Time” in the Christian calendar. The beginning of the Christian calendar year begins this Sunday for many churches. Tomorrow marks the first Sunday in Advent. We will discuss the beginning of the Christian calendar tomorrow. Today, let’s focus on the significance of the last day of “Ordinary Time.” First, a word about the occasion(s) of Ordinary Time. There are two periods in the Christian calendar that comprise Ordinary Time. For Roman Catholics, the first... Read more

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2017-11-30T16:30:46-08:00

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How Just Would a Pre-Emptive Strike of North Korea by the U.S. Be?

Last updated on: November 30, 2017 at 4:30 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

The other day I watched a video clip of Senator Lindsey Graham saying to Wolf Blitzer that the Trump Administration and the United States will not allow North Korea to have a nuclear weapon that it could use to strike the United States (Refer here). While Graham does not think war is the best option, and although he understands the devastation a war (thousands or perhaps millions of casualties) with North Korea would cause (including to South Korea), he added,... Read more

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2017-11-28T04:45:23-08:00

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Today Is Christ the King Sunday, Not Secular Creep Sunday.

Last updated on: November 28, 2017 at 4:45 am By Paul Louis Metzger

Don’t think for a moment that the shopping mall fails to offer us religion. In fact, it’s so religious that many churches have been designed to look like them. Read more

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2017-11-24T08:36:07-08:00

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God Does Not Lend a Helping Hand. God Gives Us Both Hands.

Last updated on: November 24, 2017 at 8:36 am By Paul Louis Metzger

Perhaps you’ve heard the expression, “Lend a helping hand.” Instead of standing aloof, get involved. Now some people may be tempted to think that God stands aloof and does not lend a helping hand, unless perhaps we call on God to come to our aid. St. Irenaeus challenged that notion back in the second century A.D. In fact, he was not content to say God lends a helping hand. Rather, God is always at work in and for the creation... Read more

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2017-11-27T10:46:59-08:00

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What Is the Key to Spiritual Success at Thanksgiving and Beyond? Giving Thanks.

Last updated on: November 27, 2017 at 10:46 am By Paul Louis Metzger

A young lady named Ana was severely injured in a head-on, hit and run automobile accident in mid-October. Ana has slowly proceeded from critical condition to rehabilitation. A friend of Ana’s shared yesterday that Ana was asked what she is thankful for at Thanksgiving. Her response to the question? “God.” Ana’s response moved me. Like Naomi and Ruth, who clung to Yahweh during desperate, vulnerable times as widows and refugees, and like Paul, who clung to Jesus while in... Read more

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