“Following Jesus” can be a phrase that Christians tend to throw around a lot. For those who are not from a Christian background, it may sound like a suggestion to just follow some dead guy’s teachings. For those who are from a Christian background, it may sound like a suggestion to just follow Jesus’ example.…
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Today socialism is a hot topic. In 2015, Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders won the hearts of many young Americans in his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination with promises of free college tuition and medicare for all. More recently Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has taken the spotlight as she pushes the radical vision of her Green New…
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On Tuesday evening I went to bed with a stomach ache hoping I would feel better in the morning. Instead, I woke up at about 1:00am and the pain was much worse. It had also spread from above my belly button to the lower right side of my abdomen. I’m no doctor, but I know…
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The other day a friend of mine asked me why Christians call Good Friday good. There is a lot of logic to his question because by normal standards, it was a horrible day! Jesus was an innocent man who was handed over to die the death of a criminal in the most excruciating of ways. …
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As we look around at the evil things that happen in our society, we often wonder… “Why is this happening?” We see all sorts of messed up things like child slavery, sex trafficking, wars, terrorism, and even naturally caused evils like earthquakes and hurricanes. The question of why these things happen is one that tends…
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