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The False Promotion — and Real Demotion — of the Family
It’s so easy to fall into the trap of wholeheartedly believing two opposite statements, cleverly presented, simultaneously. Take the concept of family, for example. For years, the government and mass media systems have been promoting the message that “family is dysfunctional,” … Continue reading
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Tagged dysfunctional, family, friends, mass media, success
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If He’s Famous, and He Says It, Do We Believe It?
We are a culture saturated in celebrity worship. This isn’t surprising, given that mass media — through TV, movies, social media, newspapers, magazines, advertising, and incessant digital nagging from our “smart” phones — infects every moment of our lives. (We … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Family, home, homeschooling, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, mass media, religion, simple living, Social Media, spirituality
Tagged Christianity, face, famous, God, media
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God Just Called Himself a Chicken!
When someone calls us a chicken, most of us don’t take it as a compliment. But when God describes Himself as a chicken, as He does in Luke 14:34-35, it’s worth pausing over the passage and meditating: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, God, Jerusalem, Jesus, spirituality
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Big Business Christianity
As Christians, we talk, and think, a lot like office workers: We are intentional. We are dynamic. We are community. We work as a team and we are family. We pursue excellence. We focus on numbers — those sitting in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, blogging, Business, Christian, church, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, devotional, Encouragement, Faith, Family, fine art, home, inspirational, Life, Lifestyle, painting, religion, spirituality, success, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged business, Christianity, church, corporation, Jesus, office
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Who Rules Our Lives — God, or Church?
Politics, like economics, history, and world news, tend to bore a lot of people, resulting in too few people taking an active and regular interest in what is going on around them. The problem is less that the subjects are boring (they’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, church, government, politics
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Worshiping the Wrong God
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: “I don’t want to pray for patience, because if I do, God will send all sorts of bad things my way to teach me!” It’s supposed to be a joke, a lighthearted look … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, God, patience, pray, Steve Henderson, worship
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Does Leaving Church Mean Leaving Our Friends?
For many people, the one thing that stands between their leaving a church situation that is not working for them, or staying within and being unhappy, is friendship. Understandably, wherever we spend our time is where we make friends, colleagues, acquaintances, and … Continue reading
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Tagged BeliefNet, Christian, church, fellowship, friends, social life, Steve Henderson
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Leaving Church
Leaving church — whether a specific fellowship or the industrial model altogether — is not a decision people make lightly. Nor is it one that others take well, and if you are in the process of dropping out of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, church, fellowship, leaving church, spiritual, teaching
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Dystopian Fantasy
Nowadays, dystopia is the rage. Books like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Maze Runner seem written for the sole purpose of being turned into movies, with a concerted effort to engage today’s youth into the idea that life, and the future, are … Continue reading
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Tagged Child of Eden, dystopia, mass media, media, movies, Steve Henderson
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Why Group Prayer Isn’t the Only, or Best Option
Although it’s been years since I’ve been in a regular church situation, I can still conjure up the feelings of dread I felt at “prayer time,” sitting around a circle (we’re told it’s “intimate”) and sharing details about our lives. The worst part was … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, corporate, God, group, group prayer, prayer, Steve Henderson
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