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Did Isaiah really predict the Virgin birth?

Posted by Daniel Burke with Religion News Service
Few Christian doctrines are as tightly held as the belief in Jesus’ chaste conception. It’s mentioned several times in the Gospels, cited in the earliest creeds and considered essential evidence of Jesus’ divinity by many Christians. ...
Dec 13, 2012
Blog Entry | Devotionals >

How to Cope When the Will of God is Hard

Posted by Wayne Stiles
God had promised a son to Abram. At the same time, God prevented conception. This is the will of God? Go figure. This tension eventually proved too much for Abram’s wife, Sarai. It seemed the only thing worse than the barren land she lived in was the barren womb she ...
Oct 18, 2012
Blog Entry | Family >

Proper Care and Feeding of Ideas

Posted by Tor Constantino
This past weekend I stumbled across a great video from speaker/author Steven Johnson regarding the genesis of ideas. It’s just over four minutes long, but it’s extremely worthwhile. In the video, Johnson shakes up long held conceptions that ideas come instantly in a flash of br ...
Sep 10, 2012
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Jesus’ Crazy Leadership Training

Posted by Jim McNeely
15 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus *said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He *said to him, “Tend My lambs.” 16 He *said to him again a second ...
Jun 8, 2013
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Belief, The Uniqueness of Christ, and Rebirth – 1 John 5:1

Posted by Jim McNeely
1 Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and whoever loves the Father loves the child born of Him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments. 3 For this is the love of ...
Jun 6, 2013
Article | Theology >

The Humanity of Jesus: Why Does It Matter?

Posted by Dave Dunham with Pastor Dave Online
Pastor Dave Dunham, using Bruce Ware's book "The Man Christ Jesus," asks whether evangelicals are prone to elevate Jesus' divinity above his humanity. ...
May 22, 2013
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Human Cloning Breakthrough Prompts Religious Objections

Posted by David Gibson with Religion News Service
News that scientists had for the first time recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos prompted dire warnings from religious leaders who say the research crosses a moral red line and could lead to designer babies. ...
May 15, 2013
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Assuring Signs Along the Way – 1 John 4:13

Posted by Jim McNeely
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that ...
May 13, 2013
Article | Preaching >

Highlights: Preach Better Sermons Conference 2013

Posted by Brandon Hilgemann with ProPreacher
Brandon Hilgemann condenses a flood of preaching advice given by such pastors as Louie Giglio, Steven Furtick, Andy Stanley, and Mark Batterson as part of the online Preach Better Sermons Conference in 2013. ...
May 9, 2013
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Review: Aptly Named ‘Oblivion’ Slowly Descends From Magnificence Into Madness

Posted by Daniel DeHart
A funny thing happens when you twist a wet towel over and over again. It changes the very temperament of the fabric. What once was cool and fresh is now ... ...
Apr 23, 2013