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Preacher's Kid: Honest Faith, Real World
Surveys show believers want more than just a ‘born again’ formula
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remims
George Barna, the dean of evangelical Christianity research, says the traditional, American model for “born again” faith just isn’t working. That model, which I became intimately familiar with growing up in the home of a fundamentalist Pentecostal Christian preacher, goes like this: “Whatever your problems, Jesus is the answer. Say the ‘Sinner’s Prayer,‘ accept Christ…
False prophets: It’s always about power, greed or sex
By
remims
Look around. We seem to be awash in prophets these days. Some blast their “prophetic” gifts from the proverbial “Brother Love’s Travelin’ Salvation Show” type crusades in arenas or megachurches, making sure they capture it all for television followers ready to send in their tithes and offerings. Unfortunately, we know these types too well. Blessed…
Believe in healing? Yes. Faith healers? Not so much
By
remims
To be the son of the Pentecostal minister is to believe in the possibility of divine healing. And, I do. However, a lot depends on how broadly you define “healing,” and that, in turn, depends on your willingness to not limit how, when and where healing takes place. What I have trouble believing in are…
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