Category: Blogs
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How Fruitful is Your Life?
By Kaaren Craig I would like to share with you something I was taught, which led to a powerful change in my life. That is, how to produce fruit of the Spirit which can be easily seen and available to others. That will be the conclusion of this article because first I must lead you…
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Donkeys Know Best
By Jan Blumentritt It started out to be a day like any other. It was Friday morning, the day after Thanksgiving. Since we had the day off, my husband and I had a flurry of activities planned, including shopping, mowing the lawn, trimming trees, and running errands. Crammed into the schedule was a quick trip to a…
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Who is Being Left Out?
By Rev. Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Mark 7:25 A woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet. 26 Now the woman was a Gentile of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And He was saying to her,…
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Is the Sabbath a Requirement?
By Dr. Anne Davis My reaction to those who insist on Sabbath worship is probably typical. I can see the commandment in the Old Testament, but being told it is a requirement, with a sense of judgment if I do not observe the Sabbath, is somehow unsettling. Recently I discovered a powerful perspective on Sabbath…
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Is Suicide an Unforgivable Sin?
By Dr. Anne Davis Are you concerned about the common belief that suicide is an unforgivable sin? Are you curious to know when and where this interpretation came about? Augustine in the fifth century first condemned suicide based on the commandment, “Thou shalt not kill.” His proposal was in response to the common belief at…
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Is Divorce a Sin?
By Dr. Anne Davis I was once teaching on the divorce passage in Matthew when I noticed a young woman who was sitting very still and straight in her chair, but tears were streaming down her face. I stopped what I was doing and put my arms gently around her. Her tears became sobs but…
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Walking the Land of the OT
By Dr. Anne Davis I am really excited about this online, self-grading course that I call Walking the Land of the Old Testament. Let me begin by telling you it is NOT a retelling of the biblical story. Instead, I use ancient Hebraic methods to help you “hear” the narrative the way the people of…
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Is Original Sin in the Bible?
By Dr. Anne Davis What is the doctrine of original sin? This doctrine claims that all humans are born in a sinful condition and therefore must strive to overcome sin in their lives to please God. Is original sin in the Bible? Theologians, who promote the doctrine of original sin, point to Adam and Eve…
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The Lawless One is Among Us
By Dr. Anne Davis God tells us in His Word that “the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, is already in the world” (1 John 4:2). “Even now many antichrists have appeared” (1 John 2:18). This antichrist is also known in Scripture as “the lawless one” (2 Thess. 2:8), so we know that this…
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Spiritual Warfare
By Dr. Michael H. Koplitz Before you read what I think you will find to be a challenging article, you must first read the following passage from Mark 6:33-44. 33 The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them.…