The Curse of Cultural Christianity

February 15, 2024   |  

Vivek Ramaswamy was, until just recently, running for president of the United States. After not managing to gain enough support, he finally dropped out of the race. Ramaswamy was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Indian immigrant parents. He attended public schools through eighth grade, then went to St. Xavier High…
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Jesus’ Letters to Seven Asian Churches – Part 2: Smyrna – Tal Davis

February 11, 2024   |  

In the first installment of this seven part series we recounted how, late in the First Century AD, the aged Apostle John was exiled on the Island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea. Patmos lies off the coast of the Roman province of Asia (now eastern Turkey). While languishing there,…
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Church Ministry Vs. Individual Ministry

February 11, 2024   |  

The Place of Christian Ministry
Where is the Christian life practiced? Different people have different ideas. Some think the proper place to practice their faith is primarily within the church. So, they become involved in the church’s organization in various ways to demonstrate their faithfulness to God. They do this…
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The Culture Wars are a Christian’s Greatest Opportunity

February 8, 2024   |  

Culture wars are more out in the open than anytime in recent history. The current war in America is primarily a battle between biblical values and naturalistic relativism. We see some of these worldview battles in:
  • The push for pro-abortion legislation at the state level.
  • The NCAA’s unwillingness to protect
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Jesus’ Letters to Seven Asian Churches – Part 1: Ephesus – Tal Davis

February 2, 2024   |  

Introduction
After His death and resurrection Jesus’ twelve apostles scattered throughout the world preaching the gospel as He had commanded. One of them was the Apostle John, the brother of James and the son of Zebedee. He was known as the “Beloved Disciple” because of his special relationship to Jesus.…
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What Happens When Life Is Not Valued

January 25, 2024   |  

Something happened recently that I consider a huge tragedy. Indi Gregory was born in the United Kingdom with a degenerative mitochondrial disease that was life threatening. This is a rare metabolic disorder that affects cell function, and it caused Indi brain damage. As a result, this little girl was on…
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Whatever Happened to the Word-Faith Movement? – Tal Davis

January 13, 2024   |  

Back in the late 1970s, following the rise of the popular charismatic movement in American evangelicalism, there sprang another unusual branch of that spiritual movement that took root and rapidly spread among Pentecostals. Led primarily by popular television evangelists, that spiritual crusade became known as the Word-Faith Movement. It had…
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