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The Introvert's Guide to Finding a Church (and Going in), part 3 Going 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...

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The Introvert's Guide to Finding a Church (and Going In), Part Deux: Viewing Habits

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

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The Introvert's Guide to Finding a Church (and Going In)

"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...

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9 Innovative Ministries

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...

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10 Superlative Churches

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...

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10 Superlative bibles

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...

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I Have Something To Tell You

How does prophecy work? Should we be practicing it today? Prophecy is an intimidating word to some and a compelling one to others, but...

Derrick Bledsoe

How Much Faith Is Enough?

There is a rather popular teaching in the modern church that more healings and miracles would occur if people just had more faith, but is...

Derrick Bledsoe

A Self-Portrait (Of Self-Righteousness)

A quick examination of the Pharisee's response to Jesus' miracles reveal a lot about the nature of self-righteousness, and we all can...