Paul

Theology 

Let My First Thought Be Love

October 26, 2020October 28, 2020 Phill Lytle 1 Comment Anger, Christian Living, Christianity, Compassion, Culture, grace, Hatred, Jesus, John, Love, New Testament, Old Testament, Paul, Peter, Proverbs, Society

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. (1 John 4:7)

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Family 

My Legacy as a Father

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 Steve Lytle 1 Comment Children, Colossians, D Day, Deuteronomy, Ephesians, Family, Father, Father's Day, Husband, Legacy, Man, Mentor, Panama, Patriarch, Paul, PTSD, Saving Private Ryan, Timothy, Titus, Tom Willey

Oh may all who come behind us find us faithful.

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The Five Theology 

Five Truths from Revelation That Should Unite the Church (Part 1)

February 21, 2020May 29, 2020 Gowdy Cannon 8 Comments Ancient of Days, Balaam, Balak, Colossians, Daniel, Eschatology, Exodus, Ezekial, Isaiah, James, Jeremiah, Jesus Christ, Jezebel, John, Mark, Matthew, Numbers, Paul, Psalms, Revelation, The Rapture, Unity, Zechariah

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Revelation and Unity

In Essentials, Unity

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Theology 

Jesus Is Glorious, and His Glory Is For the Nations

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 D.A. Speer 5 Comments creation, Free Will Baptist, Giving, Glory, Great Commission, Jesus, Missionary, Missions, Paul, Prayer, Romans

Reaching the lost for the glory of Jesus.

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Theology 

Devotions in Church History: Polycarp

December 3, 2019December 10, 2019 David Lytle 2 Comments 2 Timothy, Caesar, Church History, Galatians, John, Martyr, Paul, Persecution, Peter, Polycarp, Smyrna

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Devotions in Church History

While he lived a Christ-centered life, Polycarp is most known for his Caesar-defying death.

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Family Theology 

When My Best Wasn’t Enough

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Gowdy Cannon 1 Comment 2 Corinthians, Disappointment, Failure, Jesus, John the Baptist, Matthew, Paul

Let God Be God

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Theology 

Poles of Tension, Balance, and Nuance: Making Sense of Things When it’s Hard to Be Dogmatic

March 18, 2019August 22, 2019 Steve Lytle 4 Comments 1 Timothy, A Sinner Saved by Grace, Balance, Christian Living, Christianity, Ephesians, F. Leroy Forlines, James Gray, Nuance, Paul, Proverbs, Romans, The Quest for Truth

Striving for balance and nuance in a world that demands the opposite.

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Theology 

Jesus Is Offensive: Let Him Be (Part 2)

December 5, 2018August 6, 2019 Gowdy Cannon 8 Comments Galatians, Insult, Jesus, John, Language, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Offended, Offense, Offensive, Paul, Timothy Keller

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Jesus Is Offensive: Let Him Be

Recognizing the Jesus who uses blistering, demeaning language (1218 words)

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Film The Arts Theology 

Reform the Line: Finding Purpose in Failure

July 16, 2018July 29, 2019 Phill Lytle 5 Comments Aragorn, Christian Living, Courage, David, Death, Disappointment, Ecuador, Ed McCully, Elisabeth Elliot, Failure, Faithful, Gimli, Gondor, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jim Elliot, Joseph, Legolas, Loss, Missionary, Mordor, Moses, Nate Saint, Obedience, Paul, Peter Fleming, Peter Jackson, Roger Youderian, Rohan, Rohirrim, Suffering, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Theoden, Waodani

When failure is the best thing.

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Theology 

Miserable Comforters: What A Grieving Person Probably Doesn’t Need

October 3, 2017August 5, 2019 Gowdy Cannon 4 Comments A Grief Observed, Ben Folds Five, Brick, C.S. Lewis, Caedman's Call, Center Aisle, Commitment, Counseling, Death, Derek Webb, Grief, Job, Patience, Paul, Presence, Suffering

Less Cliches, More Hugs (1740 words)

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