Commonsense Christianity

“For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine . . . and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths.” 2 Timothy 4:3-4 This week’s assault o...

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“Then the voice said to him, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?'” 1 Kings 19:13 I’m sure many of you have had the experience of someone accosting you and announcing, “The Lord told me t...

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“Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 Some of the most insensitive sayings, passed on via social media memes, are posted by people who call themselves Christia...

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“If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.” James 1:5 For many years, my literary junk food was celebrity people mag...

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“Many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.” (Matthew 24:11) Recently I ran across a blog from a mega-pastor who was refuting the teachings of another mega-pastor. Mega-Pastor B...

https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/commonsensechristianity/2015/08/how-to-recognize-a-false-prophet.html

“Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, whom God has hedged in?” Job 3:23 We live in a time when evil men prevail. Perhaps it has always been this way, but more discreetly. Those who a...

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“I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone — for kings and those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all go...

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“He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away.” (Job 5:13) Years ago, when my husband the Norwegian Artist attended a private, Christian school, one of ...

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“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another.” (Hebrews 10:25) What does “Real” church look like? Those of us who have given u...

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“No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed.” (Luke 8:16) God has a plan for your life. Do people still say that? I guess they still do, since when we look on the Int...

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