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It’s not a bad thing to be safe, obviously. But is there such a thing as being too safe?
Bible verses: Matthew 6, Deuteronomy 22:8, Romans 14:13, 1st Timothy 5:8, Ephesians 5:29, 1st Timothy 4:8, 1st Corinthians 6
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Did you know that in some places, being a Christian isn’t legal? What is this all about, and what can we do about it?
John 15:19-20, 1st John 3:13, Matthew 5:10, 1st Peter 3:14, John 16:33
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Dads are really important when it comes to being examples, teaching us skill, and taking care of us! Thanks dads!
Bible verses: Colossians 3:21, Psalm 103:13, Psalm 68:5, Isaiah 1:17, Ephesians 5,
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Cancel Culture
A Christ-centered vantage point, from the “Inside Out” podcast
In a culture without agreed-upon standards, people across the faith and political spectrum sometimes hold others accountable by “cancelling” them. Christian attorney and apologist Abdu Murray believes the impulse to correct a wrong is natural and biblical.
“What Cancel Culture has become is the–I think a quite biblical–act of holding people accountable, but run amok,” he says. According to Murray, Cancel Culture and Christian accountability have different goals. “Cancel Culture is public erasure. There’s almost nothing redemptive in it. It’s an act that looks a lot more like revenge than it looks like accountability.”
Murray is the founder of Embrace the Truth, a non-profit dedicated to Christian apologetics and evangelism. He reminds us that when you feel that the wrongs of others should be addressed, cancelling is not the only choice.
“If you refuse to cancel them,” he says, “you can still hold them accountable.”
We need to know our motivation: do we want wrongdoers to take responsibility and repent, or do we want to ruin them?
“We always have to think redemptively,” Murray says. “How can this be redeemed? A good friend of mine once said this, ‘that I always want to make it easier for someone to sincerely apologize rather than harder.’ And sometimes Cancel Culture makes it harder for someone to sincerely apologize.”
Cancelling, of course, goes both ways, and it is possible that you could be cancelled and feel that it is because of your faith in Jesus Christ.
“The phrase that’s been repeated many, many times: ‘You can’t always control your reputation, but you can control your character.’ And as painful as it can be to be rejected, the real issue is: are we looking to Jesus to say, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant’?”
Learn about Abdu Murray and Embrace the Truth here.
Learn about his books here.
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Friends can be awesome, but sometimes they can let us down. How do we know who to trust, and is there such a thing as a friend that is always faithful?
Bible Verses: Proverbs 13:20, Psalm 1:1, Malachi 3:10, Joshua 23:14, Psalm 100:5, Romans 8:28, Proverbs 29:5, Proverbs 27:6, 1st John 1:9, 2nd Thessalonians 3:3
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When you meet someone who doesn’t agree with you on something it can be easy to treat them badly, but is that how God tells us to behave?
Matthew 22:39, Timothy 3:16, Matthew 18, 1st Corinthians 13, 2nd Timothy 2, Ephesians 4:15, Proverbs 16:5, James 4:6.
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There’s a lot of talk in church about God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit… but how can they all be God?
Bible Verses: John 1, Philippians 2, John 3:16, Hebrews 12:2, Romans 8:34, Genesis 1, Psalm 19:1, Job 12, Psalm 34:8, Malachi 3:10, , Matthew 6:33,
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The Calling is a Family Life original podcast for pastors that focuses on the personal and professional challenges they face in their mission to serve the Lord. In Episode 19, Steve’s guest is Mark Bane, a retired pastor with 40 years of experience leading congregations. Mark, who is also Steve’s longtime friend, talks about the difference between being a pastor and sitting in the congregation, how to biblically address sin in a friend.
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It’s time again at the kids corner for the kids to record Mother’s Day greetings for their moms, but how do you let your mom know how you feel about her? Maybe more importantly; what does God think about moms?
Bible Verses: Deuteronomy 5:16, Proverbs 6:20, Leviticus 19:3, Isaiah 66:13, Luke 13:34, Hosea 13:8, Romans 3:10, Luke 6, Matthew 5, 1st Corinthians 13,
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Sometimes we can feel strong when we’re angry, but this morning Miss Fiona and the girls talk about the dangers of letting anger control us.
Bible Verses: John 15:4-15, James 1:20, Psalm 37:8, 2nd Corinthians 5:21, Mark 3:5, John 2, Mark 11, Numbers 20,
