Archive for the ‘Faith’ Category

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2 Weeks of Sacrifice

One evening I was sitting in my apartment thinking about life and meaning. I know, kind of vague and overwhelming. I kept feeling like I wanted more for me and my friends. I’m very involved in BCM at my school and we had recently discussed how we kept talking about big plans but they never [...]

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Good Article on Lent

Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the season known as Lent. Some Christian traditions are familiar with Lent while others not as much. It is not something that a Christian has to celebrate, but there are many that choose to. With that in mind, I figured it would be a good idea to [...]

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The Church and the Super Bowl

Editor’s note: This is T.J. Cofield’s response to the question “How should the church respond to the Super Bowl?” from our Super Bowl XLIV survey.
This question falls under a larger umbrella of a question, which is, “How should the church respond to our culture?” One of the best Christian responses to this question is [...]

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He Will Be Their Peace

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.
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He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the [...]

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Joy To The World?!

For the record, I’m way behind on posting this.  Sorry about that.
Over the past several years I’ve come to deeply appreciate lyrical content over musical content in a song.  Don’t get me wrong- few things move me more than well written & performed music… but you can put nearly any words to just the right [...]

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It’s OK to wish me Happy Holidays

I personally really like “Merry Christmas.” But it’s OK to wish me “Happy Holidays” or “Season’s Greetings” or “Happy Hanukah” or even “Festivus For The Rest of Us.”  I promise not to think less of you, bite your head off, or respond with a terse sounding “Merry CHRISTmas” in a condescending, rebuking tone.
I don’t expect [...]