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Don’t Miss List: Stanley Bashes Small Churches, Break up with Osteen and More

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Julia

Andy Stanley Claims People are ‘Selfish’ for Choosing Small Churches There’s an uproar going on after North Point pastor Andy Stanley bashed small churches and insulted people who choose them by calling them “selfish” and claiming they don’t love their … Continue reading →

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Persecution Updates: Good News from Ireland

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Julia

On the persecution beat, positive stories are rare. I was happy to get to write this one about an Irish pastor’s acquittal.

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Thoughts about the Refugee Crisis from a Pastor on the Front Lines

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Julia

The refugee crisis in Europe has been in the headlines for months and probably won’t go away anytime soon. A couple of months ago I interviewed some people living in Hungary, about the situation. One of my contacts was Calvary … Continue reading →

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Don’t Miss List for May 22, 2015

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Julia

Before you check out for the three-day weekend or beach getaway or whatever you’re doing this Memorial Day, here’s a Don’t Miss List.

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Don’t Miss List: Stanley’s Continued Slide, Peace with God, True Love and More

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Julia

I missed a lot while I was away so this is a smattering of things from recent weeks about Andy Stanley, discernment and the A.D. TV show, love, peace with God and atheism.

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The Ordinary Graces of God

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Julia

No, there’s not mistake in the title of this post. It’s true that God’s grace is extraordinary, but the ways the Bible teaches us to interact with him are what at least one pastor has called ordinary graces.

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J.D. Greear’s Thoughts about Jesus’ Suffering

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Julia

Pastor J.D. Greear has a thoughtful post called Three Lessons from Jesus in His Darkest Valley. Although it focuses on Gethsemane, I still find it helpful this Good Friday morning.

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Flashback: “We’re going to root this stuff out of our ministry.”

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Julia

A year ago today, I shared a message from The First Baptist Church of Johnson City, N.Y. in which the pastor apologized to his congregation and delivered one of the most thorough warnings about false teaching I’ve heard. It is … Continue reading →

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Christians – Let’s Not Do This

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Julia

I’ve made my views about homosexuality clear in a prior post about Andy Stanley, noting that the Bible clearly labels it a sin (in the Old and New Testaments) along with other forms of sexual sin and in addition to … Continue reading →

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