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Apr.26.2013
The question: Is there a sin God will not forgive? What did Jesus mean by these words?
In Mark 3:28-29, Jesus says, “I promise you that any of the sinful things you say or do can be forgiven, no matter how terrible those things are. But if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you can never be...
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Feb.09.2013
I have long pondered the ideas of redemption and salvation: sin and forgiveness. In spite of the vast amount of religious ideals and other faith-based ideologies, it is significantly rare that there has ever been a substantial and realistic result other than asking and begging forgiveness from the...
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Aug.06.2012
This week starts my lengthy blog series that will explore the various characters and themes found in my Black Earth novels. My intention is to tie specific characters with the themes they embody, and to discuss how these themes can be used successfully in Christian fiction.
Mondays I will post...
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Jul.01.2012
Many of us struggle with the issue of religion, and in particular the evidence for or against the existence of a god, or indeed, a glowing afterlife. This topic is one I myself have wrangled with for years (and years, and years). To that end I share with you my own ‘spiritual...
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May.15.2012
I'm getting frustrated with the church's public relations. I fear we're losing the war of public perception. Sin is becoming more accepted, like abortion, gay marriage and out-of-wedlock sex.
Churches, on the other hand, are being labeled as the bad guy, the oppressor, the evil judge.
Why? Because...
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Dec.05.2011
The second of three posts on the subject of 'destiny'. The first can be found here.
(See update in comment box below for blogs 3 and 4 in the 'destiny' series.)
Destiny. The subject has obsessed philosophers and occupied dreamers for as long as mankind has been trying to...
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Sep.21.2011
Reverend Marcus Antonio, a TV evangelist, held a press conference today to explain the new policy of his Mount Jordan Holy Temple and Drive-Through Confessional (™). Faux News Network religious reporter Matthew Mark Lukejohn covered the event.
Rev. Antonio: I listened to...
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Aug.29.2011
Religion, Catechism, and Parables
Catechism classes were part of the privileged education I received. But regardless of how much we know about religion, isn’t it the same truth that we all come to sooner or later? That suffering brings us to our knees and to those questions once again...
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Nov.06.2010
What is Sin?
Why hello my spiritual friend,
For quite some time now, we have been as voyeurs, episodically observing the epic as it unfolds poetically. It is time to address this issue, to appreciate much of what is played out in these various scenarios.
What is sin, for many of us; this is...
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Nov.06.2010
What is Sin?
Why hello my spiritual friend,
For quite some time now, we have been as voyeurs, episodically observing the epic as it unfolds poetically. It is time to address this issue, to appreciate much of what is played out in these various scenarios.
What is sin, for many of us; this is...
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