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634. Six Ways to Kill Your Community (Sean Finnegan)
One of the great concerns that many of us pastors have about our churches is the lack of community. So often people come, sit for a while, and leave without making any real connections with others who are present. In other cases, a self-centered, spectator mindset leads to cynicism and misery, which, in turn, degrades Read more about 634. Six Ways to Kill Your Community (Sean Finnegan)[…]
633. Baptist Pastor Finds Biblical God (Greg Cheney)
Greg Cheney grew up in Texas where he joined the Independent Fundamental Baptists. In his twenties, he felt a call to ministry, which resulted in ordination and serving in three Baptist churches. After an unpleasant five years in ministry, Cheney found himself in the corrections industry. At this point, with no remaining institutional ties, he Read more about 633. Baptist Pastor Finds Biblical God (Greg Cheney)[…]
632. New Creation in Christ (Sean Finnegan)
Is new creation here now or must we until Christ’s coming to experience it? If new creation is here now, what does that mean? How can you participate in it? Join me as we consider what it means to be in Christ today. We’ll see that not only has God created a whole new realm Read more about 632. New Creation in Christ (Sean Finnegan)[…]
631. Unto Us a Child Is Born (Sean Finnegan)
Who is the child Isaiah prophesied about in the famous line, “For unto us a child is born”? Although most Christians see this as a reference to Jesus, we should first ask what this meant to Isaiah and his original audience seven centuries before Christ. When we do, we see that this prophecy was actually Read more about 631. Unto Us a Child Is Born (Sean Finnegan)[…]
630. Australia to Host Inaugural UCA Conference
Today we’re promoting a couple of upcoming events in 2026. First up is the inaugural conference near Sydney, Australia for the Unitarian Christian Alliance. This will be a weekend of scholarly presentations as well as practical workshops. In what follows I chat with several of the organizers for the event, including Matthew Bradley, Jeff Deuble, Read more about 630. Australia to Host Inaugural UCA Conference[…]
629. Debating Al Garza: “Is Jesus Yahweh?” (Mike Temperato)
Metaphysics Mike talks about his recent debate with Al Garza over the question is Jesus Yahweh. In the four-hour ordeal, two aspects of Garza’s unusual belief system made for a confusing and frustrating discussion: (1) Garza believes that Yahweh is not a name but an attributive title asserting eternality, and (2) he thinks the Read more about 629. Debating Al Garza: “Is Jesus Yahweh?” (Mike Temperato)[…]
628. How Will God Raise the Dead? (Scott Sperling)
After graduating from Caltech with a degree in physics, Scott Sperling pursued computer science and ended up working in rocket science. He’s also been a Christian for decades and has applied his analytical mind to Bible study, especially on his website ScriptureStudies.com. In this interview I ask him about his paper, “A Hypothesis for the Read more about 628. How Will God Raise the Dead? (Scott Sperling)[…]
Does Exodus 21.22 Support Abortion?
In my morning reading, I came across this verse about an incident where a man strikes a pregnant woman. Here’s the text in the Hebrew followed by my literal translation. Exodus 21:22 וְכִֽי־יִנָּצ֣וּ אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וְנָ֨גְפ֜וּ אִשָּׁ֤ה הָרָה֙ וְיָצְא֣וּ יְלָדֶ֔יהָ וְלֹ֥א יִהְיֶ֖ה אָס֑וֹן עָנ֣וֹשׁ יֵעָנֵ֗שׁ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׁ֤ית עָלָיו֙ בַּ֣עַל הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וְנָתַ֖ן בִּפְלִלִֽים When men fight and Read more about Does Exodus 21.22 Support Abortion?[…]
627. Heroes of Faith: Ezra (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series Ezra stood at the precipice of history. God’s people had returned to the land after a traumatic seventy years in exile. They had begun rebuilding, but they had already–perhaps unknowingly–taken steps that would land them back into idolatry. Ezra’s stand for God changed the course of history. Not only was he Read more about 627. Heroes of Faith: Ezra (Sean Finnegan)[…]
626. Heroes of Faith: Esther (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series The book of Esther tells the story of a tragedy turned into a miraculous deliverance. But even more than that, it teaches us about courage. There are times in life when remaining faithful to God may cost you everything. What will you do if you find yourself in that kind of Read more about 626. Heroes of Faith: Esther (Sean Finnegan)[…]
625. Heroes of Faith: Daniel (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series How does your faith affect you at work? Of course, there’s the classic verse about working heartily unto the Lord, but beyond working hard, how does your faith affect you at work? Today in part seven of our Heroes of Faith series, we’re going to look at the life of Daniel. Read more about 625. Heroes of Faith: Daniel (Sean Finnegan)[…]
624. The Disciple Collective (Josiah Cain and Levi Salyers)
Have you heard of the Disciple Collective? It’s a new website putting out free Christian courses. In this interview I talk with Pastors Josiah Cain and Levi Salyers about this new project, including whom the Disciple Collective is for, what courses are available, how they’re putting them together, and what motivated them to embark on Read more about 624. The Disciple Collective (Josiah Cain and Levi Salyers)[…]
623. Heroes of Faith: Hosea (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series Today is part 6 of our “Heroes of Faith” series. I hope you are enjoying it so far. Sometimes it’s good for the soul to be inspired and encouraged by heroic people in the Bible. Now we come to Hosea, one of the least read prophets in the Bible, though he Read more about 623. Heroes of Faith: Hosea (Sean Finnegan)[…]
622. Heroes of Faith: Hagar, Abigail, Jehoshabeath (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series Today we’re going to consider a triplet of three heroes of faith: Hagar, Abigail, and Jehoshabeath. Originally this sermon was called “Women of Integrity,” but I think it fits our current series on heroes of faith nicely. I find their examples inspiring because they went through serious hardships and yet they Read more about 622. Heroes of Faith: Hagar, Abigail, Jehoshabeath (Sean Finnegan)[…]
621. Heroes of Faith: Elisha (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series Are you selling yourself short? Have you settled for the status quo? Is your faith too small? These are important questions to ask yourself from time to time. Is God calling to change something, move somewhere, or do something new? Today in our Heroes of Faith series we’ll look at the Read more about 621. Heroes of Faith: Elisha (Sean Finnegan)[…]
620. Heroes of Faith: Hannah (Sean Finnegan)
Heroes of Faith Series With Hannah, we aren’t told what the cause was of her barrenness. We just know that it was a heavy load to bear in her time. Although in our time, many of us use contraceptives or go through procedures to ensure we don’t keep having children, Hannah’s time was different. Children Read more about 620. Heroes of Faith: Hannah (Sean Finnegan)[…]
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