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The Birth of the NASB, Translation Soup, and The Only English Translation You’ll Ever Need Jul 29, 2019

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It was on this day, the 31st of July in 1970, that the Lockman Foundation first published the New American Standard Bible (NASB). While new vernacular and sometimes sectarian translations might not cause us to bat an eyelash, the history of translating the Bible into various English vernaculars has been a bloody affair.

Pain is Our Birthright Jul 29, 2019

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Are we entitled to a good day and sweet dreams at night? No. The Bible doesn’t promise us we should feel good all the time. Experience also teaches us that a painless life is unattainable. In fact, God promises Eve, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children.

Protected from Baptism Jul 29, 2019

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“America exists to destroy Baptism.” I’m still captivated by this line from Steven Paulson at the Here We Still Stand Conference a couple years back. The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that he is right. America, as a culture, has always emphasized that we are to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, get to work, and make this world a better place by our own efforts.

Q&A with Donavon Riley for "Crucifying Religion" Jul 22, 2019

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The following is a Question and Answer session with author and pastor Donavon Riley where we talk about his latest book, “Crucifying Religion: How Jesus is the End of Religion”.

America the Free? Jul 22, 2019

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She lounges in a beach chair and sips on a Corona as the sun shines from above and the grass brushes her toes from below. It’s a perfect summer day, and she should have little to worry about. She feels lucky to live in a free country, with access to ease and convenience, comfort, and peace. Yet her mind is tormented with the worries of tomorrow.

Happy Birthday, John Newton! Hymn Writer and Slave Trader (Or, What to do when our Heroes turn out to be Scoundrels) Jul 22, 2019

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Today is John Newton’s birthday. This week, I’m sure churches everywhere will sing his, “Amazing Grace,” and possibly hear the tale about the self-proclaimed wretched sinner saved by grace. While this story is most certainly true, it’s not the whole story.

Death, be not proud... Jul 22, 2019

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Even a child recognizes when he’s naked and exposed. He’s startled by a thunderclap or a choked breath and wails for his mother to pick him up, hug him close, and offer him protection from his own mortality.

Human Rights: The Need Jul 22, 2019

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Human rights stand revealed as an idea that polarizes, encouraging uncritical support and also extreme reaction from both secularists and religionists. But the stark reality of man’s inhumanity to man in our time compels us to take the human rights movement with the utmost seriousness.

Jesus Lifted Up, By Us or For Us? Jul 18, 2019

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“Jesus answered...‘And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.’” (John 12:32).

I have heard this verse dozens of times in churches, often in conjunction with a church body announcing plans for their worship ministry and growth. Many church websites include a phrase similar to this: “Everything we do in worship at our church is all about lifting Jesus up” (notice the subtle shift of focus from Christ’s work to ours).

Anxiety, Depression, and the God Who Treats You Better Than You Can Imagine Jul 15, 2019

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The smell of the lavender hits your nose as you remove the plant from its tiny plastic shell and rough up the compacted roots that have pullulated despite their confinement. Life is like that, making a way, filling in the gaps, taking advantage of limitations and seizing opportunities.

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