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Motorcycle crash in church–Gimmicks and the Gospel
By
Robert Gelinas
Jesus should be our model for communicating the gospel. Our Lord was extremely creative with the use of stories, illustrations and parables. Yet in our attempt to communicate the good news of the kingdom, there is a fine line between creativity and a gimmick. Like motorcycles in church! I once heard it said, “You…
Chilean Miners’ Jesus T-Shirts
By
Robert Gelinas
Why were the Chilean Miners’ wearing Jesus T-Shirts? Click here to find out
I’m thinking about starting a leadership program…
By
Robert Gelinas
My heart is broken…has been for a long time. Here we are almost fifty years after the Civil Rights Movement and while so many positive things have happened there is still so much to do concerning the African-American community. The list is daunting: Mass Incarceration (African-American’s make up 43% of the prison population but only…
What if God wasn’t there?
By
Robert Gelinas
John Piper in his book, “God is the Gospel: Meditations on God’s Love as the Gift of Himself,” ask this clarifying question: “If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed,…
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