Margaret Miles and Cathy ten Broeke, the first women to wed legally in Minnesota, are married by Rev. James Gertmenian on August 1. (Stacy Bengs/Associated Press)
For most gay Americans in the 20th century, the church was a place of pain.
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One of the most common questions that come my way is how the concept of "heavenly rewards" fits into a proper understanding of justification by grace alone. Over at Liberate, my friend (and theologian-in-residence) Jono Linebaugh offers a robust theological framework for how to understand this apparent conundrum:
Read more: The Good News Of Final Judgment by Tullian Tchvijian
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. Jude 24-25
Beloved child of God, listen to your Father's heart and his ways for you in Galatians 5:22-23,25. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control... Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit."
Recently, a college friend and I were having a facebook convo about a pivotal event in our lives: U2 at Kenan Stadium, 1983.
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Jesus Christ is the Alpha and the Omega of my spiritual nourishment.
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O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up;…
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I was in a leadership turbogroup during the spring of 2007. At Randy's suggestion, I listened to Walter Wangerin's audio…
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Do I allow myself to be sucker-punched by envy and jealousy? Do I dig deep into an interior whining over…
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I have climbed highest mountains
I have run through the fieldsOnly to be with youOnly to be with you
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What a song! by Jon Foreman. This is a moving reworking of the Lord’s Prayer. Jon Foreman performs this song…
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Journey to the Center of the Earth, the 2008 remake of a 1959 movie, is not a movie for the…
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Memento is about Leonard, a man who claims to be suffering from memory loss—he can only keep a memory for…
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Who is like Him The Lion and the Lamb Seated on the throne Mountains bow down Every ocean roars To the Lord of hosts
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You probably know Paul Washer as the man who preached the infamous "Shocking Youth Message," a sermon that has tallied…
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Look inside the mysterySee the empty crossSee the risen SaviorVictorious and strong
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How do we pray? What should we pray for? Yes, there is the Lord's prayer--Jesus teaching his disciples, and us,…
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We have an amazing God.
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Why is fear of the Lord so important as a follower of Jesus?
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The following is a modified version of a prayer by John Stott, an Anglican theologian from the 20th century.
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The following is a modified version of a prayer by John Stott,
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