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The Elephants in the Naturalist’s Living Room – Tal Davis

April 2, 2025 | Freddy Davis

When I was about six years old, I went with a friend’s family to a circus. Before the show began, we went into a tent where you could feed peanuts to the elephants. I was so intrigued as I held out a peanut and the huge elephant would reach out…

Worship: Attitudes and Gratitudes – Part 3 – Tal Davis

March 27, 2025 | Freddy Davis

In this three part series, we are exploring the nature of worship and the proper attitudes that should be present when we do so. In the first installment, we discussed several of those mindsets that are characteristic of true worship. (read it here: http://www.marketfaith.org/2025/03/worship-attitudes-and-gratitudes-part-1-tal-davis/) We looked at Isaiah’s vision…

Worship: Attitudes and Gratitudes – Part 2 – Tal Davis

March 16, 2025 | Freddy Davis

How many of you remember where you were on Saturday, November 13, 1976? A lot of you are probably saying, “I wasn’t even born yet.” Well, I remember exactly where I was on that day and I’ll never forget it. My wife and I were living in Fort Worth,Texas, and…

Worship: Attitudes and Gratitudes – Part 1 – Tal Davis

March 2, 2025 | Freddy Davis

When you hear the word “Worship” what do you think of? A church worship service? A certain kind of music? A minister preaching a sermon? We might ask, “Is worship something we do? Is it something we say? Is it some way we act?” The answer to all those questions…

Dealing with Morally Questionable Issues: Or “Where’s the Beef?” – Tal Davis

February 20, 2025 | Freddy Davis

Forty years ago, Wendy’s Hamburgers had a TV ad in which an old woman pulled up to a drive-in window at a fast-food restaurant. She looks at the burger they give her and cries out, “Where’s the beef?!” Meat, of course, is a normal part of our diet (though some…

The Common Denominator – Part 2 – Tal Davis

January 15, 2025 | Freddy Davis

What do all the following famous TV and movie stars all have in common? Tom Cruise; Jennifer Lawrence; Tom Hanks; Meryl Streep; Robert Duval; Cate Blanchett; Morgan Freeman; Viola Davis; Harrison Ford; Glenn Close; Will Smith; Angelina Jolie; Dustin Hoffman; Faye Dunaway; Denzel Washington; Natalie Portman; Brad Pitt; Nicole Kidman;…

The Common Denominator – Part 1 – Tal Davis

January 11, 2025 | Freddy Davis

What do the following famous TV and movie stars all have in common? John Wayne; Steve McQueen; Marilyn Monroe; Bob Newhart; Johnny Carson; Lucille Ball; Mary Tyler Moore; Don Knotts; Doris Day; Paul Walker; Carrie Fisher; Suzanne Somers; Roy Scheider; Heath Ledger; Elvis Presley; Peter Boyle; Brittany Murphy; Leonard Nimoy;…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Baptism for the Dead – Tal Davis

December 27, 2024 | Freddy Davis

Recently the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (formerly LDS or Mormon church) had an open house for its new temple in Tallahassee, Florida. Non-members of the LDS were invited to tour the new facility and see first hand the rooms where the various “sacred” rituals are performed for…

Where is That in the Bible? Part 2 – Tal Davis

December 14, 2024 | Freddy Davis

A lot of people think they know what is in the Bible. They like to quote certain verses or state concepts they assume are Biblical in nature. In this two part article we are examining at some common phrases and ideas that most people probably believe are taught in the…

Where is That in the Bible? Part 1 – Tal Davis

November 28, 2024 | Freddy Davis

We all take a lot of things for granted. That is to say, we believe certain things are true because everyone says it is. Unfortunately, that is also true with the Bible. Many people, even most Christians, have been taught that certain things are said in the Bible, and we…

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