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Absolute truth | Bareknuckle Bible

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Welcome to America’s Grand Experiment with Unreality. April 27, 2016. April 26, 2016. We seem embroiled in debates over things that used to be self-evident. While the World Continues Going Nuts–Take a Truth Break. April 1, 2015. May 1, 2015. It’s a week packed full of anger, demonstrations, marches, chants, polarizing questions, and trigger words where offense is a common theme and where everybody has a cause. Think I’m talking about 2015? No, this is a […]. How to Nuke John 3:16 with Five Easy Tweaks.

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Christian Living | Bareknuckle Bible

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Surviving the Heat of a Racially Charged Society. July 13, 2016. July 13, 2016. During this time of racial violence, loss of life, and the tension-filled aftermath, talking heads have had plenty to say. A lot of it hasn’t been helpful. If it’s Not About the Rules, Then Why Have Rules At All? June 15, 2016. June 14, 2016. You’ve probably heard the evangelical saying, It’s not about the rules, it’s about the relationship. But have you ever seen a healthy relationship without rules? June 8, 2016. When heave...

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The Fresh-Faith Guarantee | Bareknuckle Bible

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April 8, 2015. May 1, 2015. We’re still here. That’s a big thing to say. From the beginning, the historic Christian church has weathered the external persecution of haters. It has faced internal threats from heretics. Sometimes it hasn’t done well in its mission. We stand on those facts and that’s why we’re crash-proof. Look at the Pictures, Read the Words. Granted, if you’ve been raised anywhere around western culture, you’ve heard some of these words, but have you seen the pictures that go with them?

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Bible Study | Bareknuckle Bible

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If it’s Not About the Rules, Then Why Have Rules At All? June 15, 2016. June 14, 2016. You’ve probably heard the evangelical saying, It’s not about the rules, it’s about the relationship. But have you ever seen a healthy relationship without rules? June 8, 2016. June 7, 2016. You can’t domesticate some things. Least of all, God. June 1, 2016. May 31, 2016. When it comes to relationships, everybody wants to know where they stand. May 25, 2016. May 24, 2016. Finally, A Sight Worth Seeing. March 30, 2016.

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Now What? | Bareknuckle Bible

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April 29, 2015. May 1, 2015. Nobody ever thinks they’ll get killed on vacation. In 2012, A 65-year-old man and his family took a walk on a Florida beach. Out in the water, a powerful riptide began to snatch and carry away a little girl. He dove in and saved her. During the process, he suffered a cardiac arrest and died. At some point every person who is saved at the expense of another person’s life ends up in an interesting position. Will it alter her life at all? Do they just say Thanks and go out?

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You Can’t Listen to Everybody | Bareknuckle Bible

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You Can’t Listen to Everybody. May 20, 2014. May 20, 2015. Discomfort has a weird way of reshaping our reality. In the midst of discomfort, a lot of stuff goes out of focus including self-identity. She was a Bible thumper, but way off the rails. At the time we could tell ourselves, “That’s not me or anybody I know.” Later we laughed at Church Lady, Reverend Lovejoy, and Ned Flanders. We had to admit, well, okay, I know some Christians kind of like that. In fact, on some days I. Is who you are. You are no...

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Secret Things God Works on the Parts of Us We Hide from Other People. August 17, 2016. August 16, 2016. He could literally feel the hum and crackle of celebrity magic. People thronged the street, chanting his name, waving, trying to touch him. Finale When Hopelessness Looms, the Grace of God is Just Getting Started. August 10, 2016. August 9, 2016. He couldn’t remember where his life of stealing and violence had started, but it was horribly clear where it had led the death penalty. If Walls Could Talk.

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While the World Continues Going Nuts–Take a Truth Break | Bareknuckle Bible

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While the World Continues Going Nuts–Take a Truth Break. April 1, 2015. May 1, 2015. It’s a week packed full of anger, demonstrations, marches, chants, polarizing questions, and trigger words. Where offense is a common theme and where everybody has a cause. Think I’m talking about 2015? No, this is a page straight out of the first century. It could easily have been the politically charged atmosphere Jesus rode into on the back of a donkey. The Pharisees launch a public trap asking about taxation. They sa...

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Uncomfortable Christians Face Reality | Bareknuckle Bible

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Uncomfortable Christians Face Reality. May 13, 2014. June 12, 2015. The word “uncomfortable” reminds us of the AC going out. It feels like someone disagreeing with you on Facebook, the pizza arriving too slowly, or having to wait your turn for the bathroom. “Uncomfortable” is a lightweight western concept, not worthy to couple with the idea of living for Jesus. The more biblically robust “suffering” makes a much better word choice. Let me concede that we can’t establish anything normative based on the ho...