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jkarlson9
Feb 185 min read
FEARLESS PUSHBACK FROM PASTORS?
For the last twenty years, numerous well-intentioned programs have emerged focused on preventing sex abuse within churches. While...
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jkarlson9
Dec 15, 20243 min read
A Jedi Reads the Magi
An anagram for "Alec Guinness" is "Genuine Class". That tracks. This uber-late blog explores no longer fitting. Not because that...
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jkarlson9
Aug 27, 20246 min read
Fake It 'Till You Make It with Overcompensation & Bible Lifehacks
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...
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jkarlson9
May 4, 20244 min read
"Does Your Preferred Bible Translation Say Which Star Wars Character You're Like?"
Does your preferred Bible translation identify the Star Wars character you are most like? Don't doubt me on this; it comes from an...
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jkarlson9
Apr 4, 20243 min read
Top 10 Most Dangerous Countries for Christians (2024), Part 3 of 3
There are still places where Christians are persecuted, dispossessed, tortured, or killed for their faith. Here are the four last...
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jkarlson9
Mar 12, 20245 min read
Top 10 Most Dangerous Countries for Christians (2024), Part 2 of 3
Christianity is the world’s largest religion, but there are still places where Christians are persecuted, dispossessed, tortured, or...
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jkarlson9
Feb 19, 20246 min read
Top 10 Most Dangerous Countries for Christians (2024) Part 1 of 3
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...
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Derrick Bledsoe
Feb 5, 20245 min read
Wait, Who is Calling?
The following is a recap of the problems with the devotional, Jesus Calling, and some suggestions for an alternative. (Originally...
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jkarlson9
Jan 23, 20245 min read
Biblical/Cultural Literacy QUIZ
Biblical literacy lets you have more in common with other believers. This common knowledge helps Christians communicate, work, play, and...
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jkarlson9
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Biblical Literacy, Part 3 Links
"This too, shall pass". - My Best Friend's Wedding, 1997. "You SHALL NOT PASS!" - Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring, 200l. - My...
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jkarlson9
Oct 26, 20234 min read
Biblical Literacy, Part 2: So What's the Plan(s)?
"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...
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jkarlson9
Oct 16, 20234 min read
Biblical Literacy, Part 1
"My Mom's boyfriend says Christmas is when Frosty the Snowman fights the Devil." - Unaccompanied Minors, 2006. As the #1 Bestseller in...
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jkarlson9
Aug 26, 20237 min read
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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jkarlson9
Jul 6, 20233 min read
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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jkarlson9
May 25, 20233 min read
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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jkarlson9
Mar 20, 20236 min read
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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jkarlson9
Feb 22, 20235 min read
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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jkarlson9
Jan 26, 20236 min read
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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Derrick Bledsoe
Sep 8, 20217 min read
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...
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Derrick Bledsoe
Sep 8, 20215 min read
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...
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