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Adopt a Candidate: 10 Powerful Steps to Impact the Primaries
Iowa and New Hampshire have happened, and people are mouthing off all over the internet and social media about the primaries and the presidential candidates. But how can an ordinary Christian in America really impact the primaries? This season goes beyond a presidential race. Though that is important, remember we are electing U.S. state representatives, …
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The Righteous are the Hope of America
Washington, D.C. is a dark, consuming place where the gods of this world–gods of power and prestige–take center stage. The founders of our nation were constantly having a debate in those early colonial years around the centralizing of a federal government and the power that those decisions would bring. I don’t think they could have …
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Politics Taught Me How to Surrender to Jesus
Just before the 2018 Texas primary run-off I told a friend, “I don’t think you have lived until you have had almost a million dollars in negative advertising thrown at you.” I was raw and vulnerable in that moment. Almost five years later, I can still say that while I may never understand the pain …
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How Can Local Churches Be Empowered for Evangelism?
Last week, I wrote about the eye-opening conversation I had with two evangelists that I hugely respect and admire on the state of evangelism in modern America. I highly encourage you to read that piece here. Shawn Carlson is the executive director at Time to Revive (TTR). Founded by Kyle Lance Martin, TTR is equipping …
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Eye-Opening Revelations of Modern Evangelism in America
Evangelism is a key tenet of the Christian faith, but how many of us really share our faith on a regular basis? Jesus told us to “go therefore and make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28:19) — baptizing, teaching, and discipling through His power. If He is empowering us, what is our excuse? The …
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Celebrating the Miracle of Our New House Speaker Mike Johnson
After 22 days of the American public wondering if the House Republicans would ever come together, they finally became unified around a humble Christian man. Congressman Mike Johnson from Louisiana—a man who came to Congress to bring more civility and good governance to the House—is our new Speaker and the third in line for the …
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Will the Church Malign God’s Beloved Israel or Love Her?
This message is to all the Christians who seek truth, who do not want to be led astray by “deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons” (1 Tim. 4:1), and who call themselves bold and courageous. This is our moment of decision on one of the most important issues of our generation. What will we do …
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We Must Receive This Word on Sexual Purity
As a young person in high school, I read a book called “Passion and Purity” by a woman named Elisabeth Elliot. Her friend at the time in college, Jim Elliot, would later become her husband, and they would go on to becoming missionaries to an indigenous tribe in South America. Jim became a martyr early …
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The Holy Spirit’s Work: It Touches Even Our Sex Lives
The apostle Paul gave the church of Thessalonica an exhortation in 1 Thessalonians 4 that I believe strongly is a warning to us today in the modern American church. We are not separate from the body of Christ. We have not outgrown these biblical passages. These are not old-fashioned just because we have filled our …
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