When you enter into any discussion about spiritual gifts, sooner or later the topic will come up, “What about the miraculous gifts?” I recently spoke on the topic of spiritual gifts and wanted to carve out some space to discuss the issue of the miraculous (or signs) gifts: prophecy (depending on how you define it),…

Man Code entries are designed for parents or adults seeking to mold young boys into strong Christian men. Previous entries can be found here. “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” James 4:6 Have you ever played a sports game against someone who was undeniably better than you in every way? How frustrating was that? What if…

Sometimes the Christian life can seem like an uphill grind, like the world is out to get you. Wasn’t life supposed to get easier once you became a Christian? Sometimes, if you stopped long enough to really think about things, it might even seem like God Himself is putting up roadblocks at every turn, trying…

Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. Luke 11:17 Unity in the church is essential, but it is rarely achieved. We can easily get caught up in denominations, styles of music, theological intricacies or personal preferences rather than uniting around…

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