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Jesus changed the names of several of His disciples. For example, Simon became Peter and Saul became Paul. On top of that, Jesus gave two of His disciples nicknames that…
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Robert Schuller on Sinful Nature
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“I don’t think anything has been done in the name of Christ and under the banner of Christianity that has proven more destructive to human personality and, hence, counterproductive to…
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Do Vaccines Save…or Jesus?
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithWithout a doubt, the most famous statue of Jesus in the entire world is Christ the Redeemer. Overlooking the sprawling city of Rio de Janeiro in South America, the Redeemer…
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Messing Up the Meaning of Easter
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithOn Sunday morning, April 4, 2021, the Rev. Raphael Warnock stood in front of his congregation and delivered an Easter sermon like he’d done for the past decade-and-a-half. His message…
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Jesus…the Human
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithToday’s Christian scholars spend large amounts of time trying to convince people that Jesus is divine. The Church uses sermon series, books, events, websites, and a host of other resources to focus on that important debate.
But as strange as it may sound to modern Christians, one of the church’s first major struggles was to convince the world that Jesus was actually human!
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Interrogating Anne
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithAnne Askew didn’t raise a family. She never made large sums of money. She couldn’t even claim a solid reputation as her own. Instead, she was burned at the stake for crimes she committed against the state.
As ludicrous as it may sound, most of those crimes revolved around her understanding of the Lord’s Supper.
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The Final Prayer of Michael Sattler
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithThe Reformation created many mighty saints inside the Christian faith: John Calvin, Martin Luther, and Ulrich Zwingli, just to name a few. Sadly, the important work of the Reformation also cost many saints their lives.
Michael Sattler was one of those men.
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The Power of an “i”
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithWe live in a world filled with “i”Stuff: iPads, iPhones, and iTunes. Ahhh…the power of “i.”
But long before Steve Jobs and Apple Inc. built their kingdom on “i,” Christian theologians argued over the simple letter to salvage true Christian doctrine from heresy.
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Origen’s Missing Clothes
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithOrigen’s life is just as significant today as it was when he lived it during the 2nd and 3rd Century A.D. He taught at Christian schools, wrote many commentaries on the Bible, and produced some of the greatest defenses of the faith in his time.
But his life was almost cut short by martyrdom when he was still a young boy.
