The Shock of Sin and Grace in the Life of a Leader

By Mathew Gilbert It’s always difficult to see someone you really respect fall deep into sin. Even the slightest accusation of moral failure in someone you respect changes the way you look at them forever. When we see crucial authority figures in our lives fall into sin, we struggle to trust not only that person, …

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FROM WISDOM TO FOOLISHNESS: PROGRESSION AND THE DIABOLICAL NATURE OF SIN ROMANS 1:18-32 (PART TWO)

By David Brown  II. God’s Wrath is Revealed by a Series of Exchanges. Read Romans 1:23-26 Let’s take a look at some repetition and its emphasis that Paul is making in these verses.  And this literary device was used to place an emphasis in the passage. So, while these exchanges are all different they all represent …

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No Retreat, No Surrender: King Leonidas and King Jesus

By Mathew Gilbert When soldiers are backed into a corner during a battle they have two options: (1) surrender or (2) stand. They can give up or they can face their enemy. In the movie 300, there are many scenes that demonstrate that tension between surrender and standing ground in a war. But one scene …

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