The scourge of confirmation bias is taking hold of the church. Confirmation bias is the practice of continually looking for information that confirms already held beliefs. Information that contradicts what we believe is dismissed as untrue or propaganda or irrelevant. Consider this warning from scripture about this very thing: For the time is coming when…
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I’ve heard stories of Christians living under persecution having just a small fragment of scripture, perhaps a page or less, as their only Bible! This picture of a single page of the King James Version of the Bible reminds me of the reality that even a single page or a single verse is still the…
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Your first instinct is to say, “Yes, I am honest.” But we tend to be flawed and often are less than honest with ourselves. We easily justify our bad behavior and are pretty easy on ourselves. This is bad for spiritual growth. A few weeks ago, I began a series of blog posts that will…
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We are rejoicing with Philippians! One of the great themes of this short letter is the call to rejoice! There are powerful lessons to help us with our spiritual health in this epistle. Spiritual Health Lesson One – Love The power of love to help us grow is expressed eloquently and profoundly in these opening…
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