Grace, the Bible, and More….
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The Fog of Doubt
How many times have we heard these admonitions in the name of faith? Don’t doubt, just believe! Don’t question, just have faith! Your emotions will lie to you, stand on the truth! While there is a degree of truth in these statements, they are not real life. We doubt, we question, and we have emotions…
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A Faithful God, a Doubting Heart, & a Good Journey
Today I am privileged to have Tom Phillips guest posting on NoSuperHeroes.com. Tom lives in Lake Lure, NC where he directs The Emmaus School of Biblical Studies (ESBS). The ESBS is a residential discipleship school taking students through the content of the entire Bible in nine months. The ESBS was founded in partnership with Youth With…
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Love and Grace in The Hunger Games
“I volunteer as a tribute..” The Hunger Games a is part love story, part survival of the fittest adventure, very reminiscent of Survivor. Each year, in this futurist version of the USA, two competitors from each of the 12 districts are forced to fight the death as a part of the Hunger Games. Some districts…
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Who’s The Boss? Two Views on Marriage
### People always want to know, if the man is not the head, who makes the tough decisions? As you saw in yesterday’s post, I recently read the fantastic book, Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together, by Mark and Grace Driscoll. I raised the question of whether there can be two differing…
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Real Marriage by Mark Driscoll
“Marriage is about friendship.”(page 23) I recently finished reading Mark and Grace Driscoll’s book, “[amazon_link id=”140020383X” target=”_blank” ]Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together[/amazon_link]“. This is absolutely needed in the church today. In fact, in nearly 30 years as a believer, I have never seen this issue hit so head on. I…
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