Life Isn’t Fair, It’s Better Than Fair

One of the central foundations of Christianity that differentiates it from many other world religions is the fundamental belief that life is not fair. In Christianity, the universe is not conspiring to guarantee you the same outcome as everyone else, or balancing the outputs you achieve with the outputs received by others, or even returning to

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Joshua The Divinely Authorized

Was Jesus’ last name Christ?  Were His parents Joseph and Mary Christ? The answer to both of these questions is “no”. In the original Greek text of the Gospels, “Jesus Christ” or “Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς” literally means “Jesus the Anointed One”, or “Joshua the Divinely Authorized by the Pouring or Rubbing of Olive Oil” making reference to the

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Build On Your Foundations

“Yes, I would like to start at the third floor.  I don’t understand why you have an issue with that.  I don’t like basements — they are so dark, dank, and unpleasant.  The first floor isn’t much better — right in the noise of the street and even the second floor still has that smell

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Living By Grace Starting Today

Living by grace.  Free. Bold. Strong. Courageous. Too many people today are struggling to survive and thrive simply because they believe they are not good enough, don’t measure up, and can’t make the cut.  They believe that they are not worth God’s time, God’s love, or God’s blessings — and so they don’t even bother

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