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SITREP So here you are: the Holy Spirit urging you to Pay it Forward, and newly aware that everyone has one or more Spiritual Gifts. You’ve even begun to suspect what your own Spiritual Gifts might be, but you'd like some external validation before diving headfirst into volunteering. Look at you, getting all social-scientific! Insert my bad Bob the Tomato impression: " Have we got a quiz for you. " You know who's cool? Bob the Tomato. You know who's even cooler? Bob the Toma

SITREP So there you were, broken and keenly aware of your failures and spiritual poverty. And yet, something (spoiler: it's the Holy Spirit) compelled you to find a church that provided the help, hope, and healing you sorely needed. And now you suspect the Holy Spirit is at it again, prompting you to Pay it Forward. But... you ? Really ? You've never attended seminary or grown up in the church. You can't quote Bible verses like Dallas Cowboys trivia. What can you offer, othe

For the last twenty years, numerous well-intentioned programs have emerged focused on preventing sex abuse within churches. While...

An anagram for "Alec Guinness" is "Genuine Class". That tracks. This uber-late blog explores no longer fitting. Not because that...

Don't pay the ransom, I escaped. For my patient reader (note the singular), I had a hernia operation and was laid off in June. I've been...

Does your preferred Bible translation identify the Star Wars character you are most like? Don't doubt me on this; it comes from an...

There are still places where Christians are persecuted, dispossessed, tortured, or killed for their faith. Here are the four last...

Christianity is the world’s largest religion, but there are still places where Christians are persecuted, dispossessed, tortured, or...

Please allow me to steal from some 2011 dude a bit (plagiarism is so in style these days). Sadly, I can steal almost verbatim from List...

The following is a recap of the problems with the devotional, Jesus Calling, and some suggestions for an alternative. (Originally...

Biblical literacy lets you have more in common with other believers. This common knowledge helps Christians communicate, work, play, and...

"This too, shall pass". - My Best Friend's Wedding, 1997. "You SHALL NOT PASS!" - Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring, 200l. - My...

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in...

"My Mom's boyfriend says Christmas is when Frosty the Snowman fights the Devil." - Unaccompanied Minors, 2006. As the #1 Bestseller in...

"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." - Mike Tyson Relax. Almost no churches punch you in the mouth . The quote is...

The following article was written without the aid of Artificial Intelligence. It was written with barely any intelligence at all. It's...

" When I was young, I was shy, and I thought shyness was the most terrible thing in the world. Then I moved to New York City . And having...

In these inflationary times, we can either charge more for the same amount of blogs or charge the same amount and offer less ( e.g., the...

The Christian Church is the living, communal exercise of our obedience and praise to the Lord. It covers most of the globe in one form or...

The Bible is the inerrant, inspired word of God, breathed from the Father into the minds and hands of men. It’s humanity’s all-time...