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The March 4, 2015 issue of The Wall Street Journal spotlighted identical twins who grew up in a small town in North Carolina. Raised as active Baptists, whose parents still attend, each has taken a different direction. Brad became a Roman Catholic priest in Charlotte, and Chad is now an
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For more than a decade, some congregations of the Lord's church have been trying to establish deaconesses, and some have succeeded, although Richland Hills in Fort Worth calls them “special servants.” Now one congregation (the Fourth Avenue Church of Christ in Franklin, Tennessee) has put a woman in
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Bill O'Reilly's book, Killing Jesus, was reviewed in Spiritual Perspectives on November 10, 2013. The movie premiered on the National Geographic Channel (earning its highest viewership ever) on Sunday evening, March 29th (repeated on Fox News April 3rd and April 5th, 2015). Expectations were not high
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While the average person may be familiar with many “religious” words that are not in the Bible, what do they know about words that are actually in the Bible? This might make a good test for everyone—not only to test familiarity with the words themselves—but also what they
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What does Acts 2:33 actually teach? The verse implies that Jesus ascended into Heaven and was exalted to the right hand of God. The apostles were all witnesses of the Lord’s resurrection (v. 32), but we know that Jesus was not exalted (as verse 33 describes) until He
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Recently, brother Roelf L. Ruffner (one of the men we support) called attention to a book titled, The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven: A True Story, written by Kevin (the father) and Alex (the son) Malarkey. It was published by Tyndale House in 2010 and made into a TV
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Anyone who heard that a church had lost its tax exempt status might think that it had something to do with a stand they took against homosexuality. And while that might happen in the near future, that is not the case in this instance. The controversy surrounds a group known
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Back in the 60s the Beach Boys recorded one of several songs that had to do with surfing. “Surfer Girl” broke into the Top Ten. The group is still around, performing their music, and doing pretty well (reportedly). If someone writes a song with the title, “Surfer Angel,” would they
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Why doesn’t Jesus tell any who is in heaven speaking with Him that denominationalism is sinful and that He only established one church (Matt. 16:18; Eph. 1:22-23)? Why don’t people return from the dead with an evangelistic fervor and an emphasis upon truth? Why is
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“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). Rumor has it that Reader’s Digest referred to Max Lucado as “America’s Pastor.” I wanted to know when they did (since no date was specified); so I went to the Internet and typed in the
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Thank you for taking the time to write about matters that greatly concern you. At the risk of making you ill again, however, I would like to reply to some of the points you made. Before we notice what you did write, however, it is instructive to observe what you
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It will not be difficult to unring Rob Bell, who is neither innovative nor Scriptural in his view of marriage. He appeared on Oprah (which is itself an indication of faultiness on the subjects of God and marriage). He has written a book, The Zimzum of Love, which may or