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Living on Purpose: The broad or the narrow way are the only two options
Those who identify with following Jesus are usually satisfied with being comfortable and cozy in their religious styles. Let's just say that suffering for God is not on their bucket list.
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Breakpoint: ‘You are dust and to dust you shall return’ is something to know but not to fear
Feb. 22 was Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of the 40-day period in the church calendar known as Lent, a time of preparation leading up to Holy Week and Resurrection Sunday.
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Living on Purpose: God’s invitation is to the entire world
Kentucky is having amazingly warm weather for February and actually broke records the other day. My grass is turning green, and soon everything will be budding and we will be out mowing.
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Pastor Bo: Tips for young husbands from 29 years of experience
Right about the time this column goes to press, Dana and I will be celebrating our 29th wedding anniversary. This, of course, leads me to quip that we got married when we were ages 8 and 9, respectively. In seriousness, though, it is really hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that we are nearly three decades removed from the day we said, "I do." The time has positively flown by -- and it has been a wonderful, thrilling flight.
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BreakPoint: The Gospel’s appeal in a disenchanted age
In the words of 19th-century Scottish minister and author George MacDonald, "To be right with God is to be right with the universe: one with the power, the love, the will of the mighty father, the cherisher of joy, the Lord of laughter, whose are all glories, all hopes, who loves everything and hates nothing but selfishness.
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Why are so many former churchgoers choosing couches over pews?
Today, the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns seems, at least to most of us, like an extended nightmare of yesterday.
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Pastor Bo: Let’s hear it for ‘boring, everyday Christianity’
While social media is often an unpleasant and unproductive thing, a robber of time and a dampener of spirits, one positive thing about it is that it can help identify those who are certifiably crazy while posing as Christian leaders.
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Living on Purpose: God is waiting to pour out his glory on us
Last week we talked about the recent revival in Wilmore Kentucky. Anytime there are 1,500 people in one place worshiping God around the clock, we know the Lord is stirring hearts.
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Southern Baptists chart difficult path on sexual abuse in the church
Sexual abuse task forces have been on the move in the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Auschwitz survivor brings his story to Chattanooga-area students
Event wraps month of programming on the Holocaust
