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2023-09-01T00:31:02-04:00

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Faith in the NFL: The Role Christianity Plays in Pro Football

Last updated on: September 1, 2023 at 12:31 am By Ginny Baxter

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The college football season is underway, as is high school football, and the pro season will kick off Sept. 7. This season, as with any season, you may expect some NFL players and coaches to talk about their Christian faith, wear crosses or say quick prayers of thanks after big plays. They make Christianity an important part of their identities. On the flip side, atheists or agnostics in the NFL tend to remain quiet about their beliefs. All that said, what... Read more

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2023-08-29T10:17:22-04:00

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Isaac, Jacob & Leah: Learning from Family Conflicts in the Bible

Last updated on: August 29, 2023 at 10:17 am By Ginny Baxter

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A Triangle of Biblical Proportions, Murderous Intentions & A Tangled Tale of Love As a cradle Christian, I grew up hearing stories about family conflicts in the Bible. Deception and a determination to ignore God’s will often led to family conflict and even tragedy, especially in the lives of Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, and Rachel and Leah. The Bible describes a trail of sin that winds its way through Abraham’s family from one generation to the next. We... Read more

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2023-08-23T07:50:09-04:00

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Should the Southern Baptist Convention Allow Women in the Pulpit?

Last updated on: August 23, 2023 at 7:50 am By Ginny Baxter

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I don’t have a dog in this fight, but… There’s an old Southern saying that perfectly describes my position on this question about the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC): I don’t have a dog in this fight. I have faithfully attended the United Methodist Church since leaving the Baptist church during college and think it’s up to Baptists to answer the question for themselves. But as an outsider who doesn’t have a dog in the fight, I would like to see... Read more

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2023-08-21T19:47:49-04:00

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Are Angels Real?

Last updated on: August 21, 2023 at 7:47 pm By Ginny Baxter

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What Modern Culture, History & the Bible Reveal about God’s Messengers While angels come in all shapes, sizes and temperaments in popular culture, many take the form of humans. Down through history, we have had everything from beautifully painted angels by Renaissance masters to cute cherubs on greeting cards. But what does the Bible say? Are angels real? Or are they simply literary images that biblical writers used to make a point? The Bible has quite a bit to say... Read more

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2023-08-14T18:15:53-04:00

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Christianity & Humanitarianism Can Go Hand in Hand in Hand

Last updated on: August 14, 2023 at 6:15 pm By Ginny Baxter

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How Christians Are Following God’s Call All too often, we hear stories about contemptable people behaving in contemptable ways. Many of them, unfortunately, are Christians. But I’m here to tell you that Christianity and humanitarianism can go hand in hand, and many times they do. The famous examples include athletes, actors and actresses, and singers, but my favorite story concerns twin sisters whose soup kitchen has fed thousands of hungry people in my own community since 1986. Following are my... Read more

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2023-08-06T13:00:03-04:00

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Did Slavery Benefit Slaves? Florida Schools Say ‘Yes!’ Faith Leaders Say ‘Definitely Not!’

Last updated on: August 6, 2023 at 1:00 pm By Ginny Baxter

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Did you know that blacks benefited from slavery in the antebellum South? No? Neither did I. And neither did Florida faith leaders who are taking a stand against their state’s attempt to rewrite African-American history. We will look at the faith connection shortly, but first, let’s look at the uproar over how race is taught in Florida public schools and consider the question, “Did Slavery Benefit Slaves?” Teaching Slavery’s “Benefits” It seems that the Florida State Board of Education has... Read more

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2023-07-24T14:18:20-04:00

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What Happens When We Die? A Layperson Explains Christian Beliefs about the Afterlife

Last updated on: July 24, 2023 at 2:18 pm By Ginny Baxter

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What happens when we die? Death and the afterlife remain two of the biggest mysteries in life because answers about them depend on the ultimate mystery – whether or not a Supreme Being exists. None of us, not even the most devout Christians, can answer even basic questions about God with total certainty. Our beliefs are based on faith. Christian beliefs about death and the afterlife are not easily explained to non-Christians because the three major branches of Christianity –... Read more

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2023-07-19T16:15:11-04:00

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Do American Christians Behave Badly?

Last updated on: July 19, 2023 at 4:15 pm By Ginny Baxter

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Sadly, We Do & We’re Killing Our Religion Because of It Why Are Christians So Mean?…. The headline on a post by Christian author, teacher and blogger Jeremy Myers recently caught my attention. Myers says that Christians behave badly. Are we as mean and badly behaved as he believes? We can be and often are, and therein lies the problem. “Christians are notorious for bad behavior,” according to Myers. “In some recent surveys (reported in books like Unchristian and They... Read more

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2023-07-13T08:31:54-04:00

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Oh! Susanna: How a Mom of 10 Helped Shape Modern-day Christianity

Last updated on: July 13, 2023 at 8:31 am By Ginny Baxter

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Sunday, July 23 is Parents’ Day – the perfect time for us to step back in time for a virtual visit to early 18th century England. There, we will meet an amazing mother of 10 who successfully guided her children’s lives in Christ and helped shape modern-day Christianity. How did Susanna do it? Let’s meet her and see. Our visit takes us to the rectory in a small rural town called Epworth, which is located in northeast Lincolnshire. Being... Read more

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2023-07-11T13:45:02-04:00

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Martyrs for Their Christian Faith: How & Why Early Leaders & Modern Heroes Sacrificed Their Lives

Last updated on: July 11, 2023 at 1:45 pm By Ginny Baxter

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Would you willingly give up your life for someone or something? Perhaps your child? Maybe your spouse? What about your best friend or a close relative? Would you sacrifice your life for your Christian faith? Think about it for a moment, and then think about Christ’s disciples and some of his other followers like John the Baptist. Quite a few of them became martyrs for their Christian faith. And people are still martyred in modern times. Martyrdom was all too... Read more

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