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Unlikely Converts

Despite our differences, Lewis and I have one glorifying similarity: our lives have been transformed by Christ, to which scripture tells us if we have this in common, we have everything in common.[1]

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Unlikely Converts

The Peace of Jesus

"God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself because it is not there. There is no such thing." – C.S. Lewis

What is the peace of Jesus? The peace of Jesus is not as the world would define: the peace of appeasement, compromise, or conformity. [1] Biblical peace is more than just striving for the absence of conflict; it is taking action to restore true brokenness.

 The Peace of Jesus
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Desperate Dependence

Trials, weaknesses, and thorns expose the heart. It is here we begin to see our weakness and how much we want life on our own terms. Our trials, thorns, and weaknesses direct us to the love of God if we have the heart to open to him.

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Desperate Dependence
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Christian Physicalism: The Progressive Deconstruction of Christianity

A physicalist Christian theology rejects the soul, leaving the believer a fabricated God molded by interpretation: deconstructing Christianity's doctrinal foundation as well as objective truth.

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Christian Physicalism: The Progressive Deconstruction of Christianity

The Church Growth Gap: Why We Must Change Church Metrics

Although visitors and conversions are great metrics in our consumer society for all things capitalism, we must began to ask the question: Is measuring the church in this way biblical?

The Church Growth Gap: Why We Must Change Church Metrics
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God Can Bring Beauty from Ashes: The Truth that Sets Us Free

In reflection this week, the phrase, Beauty from Ashes comes to mind when thinking about what it looks like follow Christ. A definitive mark of God's people, is not that they will not experience trials.

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God Can Bring Beauty from Ashes: The Truth that Sets Us Free