Against the Flow
The Definition Of A Bigot
I want to begin by saying I struggled with using the word bigot. The first definition that comes up when I Google it is, “a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.” That’s similar to other definitions I found, including the one from Merriam-Webster and that’s the meaning of the word as it’s used in this blog post. But for many people today the word bigot has become synonymous with the word racist and that’s NOT the meaning of the word as used in this article.
When Rules Trump Jesus’ Love
Today a Christian friend of mine shared about a man I’ll call Tom. My friend cared for this man in a group home because Tom had a serious cognitive disability. Tom’s capacity to enjoy life was severely limited: there was just one, and only one, activity that brought him joy and that was Read More
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Thought Of You When I Read This Today
I thought of you when I read this today, you my readers, and a few of you in particular. These were the words I read:
“The boundless dimensions of the Lord of glory simply cannot be confined within any human interpretation of his perfection, and the longer one looks at him, the more one sees this to be the case. Yet recognizing this fact, there is no study more rewarding. Limited as our faculties of perception may be, we know that in the Master we have a perfect Teacher.” Robert E. Coleman
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Posted on April 18, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Bible Commentary, Seeker
Robert E Coleman, The Master Plan of Evangelism, Why read the Bible, Why study Jesus
I Don’t Know Who Jesus Is (I Just Did What He Said)
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Posted on April 16, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Bible Study, John
fame, fame vs greatness, greatness, Humility, Jesus, Why did John continue to baptize after Jesus
Things I Heard In Church: A Sermon On Sex (In The Dark)
During that sermon, the pastor said these words: Read More
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Posted on April 15, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Marriage, temptation, Things I Heard In Church
avoiding temptation, Christian, how to avoid temptation, sex, sex and Bible, sexual temptation, temptation
Things You Should Know About The Author Of This Blog: I Recently Had This Conversation With Kathy
I recently had the following conversation with Kathy.
Kathy: “Sometimes you can be so dismissive.”
Me: “That’s ridiculous.”
(Kathy appreciates your prayers.)
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Posted on April 13, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Things You Should Know About The Author Of This Blog
Christian, Christian living, communication, listening, listening skills, love, marriage
Religious Bigots
Against the Flow
The Definition Of A Bigot
I want to begin by saying I struggled with using the word bigot. The first definition that comes up when I Google it is, “a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.” That’s similar to other definitions I found, including the one from Merriam-Webster and that’s the meaning of the word as it’s used in this blog post. But for many people today the word bigot has become synonymous with the word racist and that’s NOT the meaning of the word as used in this article.
When Rules Trump Jesus’ Love
Today a Christian friend of mine shared about a man I’ll call Tom. My friend cared for this man in a group home because Tom had a serious cognitive disability. Tom’s capacity to enjoy life was severely limited: there was just one, and only one, activity that brought him joy and that was Read More
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Posted on April 9, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Bible Study, John
Christian, Christian joy, Christian living, Christian unity, depression, Jesus, John 5, was Jesus real, why didn't God answer
Things I Heard In Church: “The first miracle Jesus ever did was to turn water into wine–to save a party.” -Randy Alcorn
“The first miracle Jesus ever did was to turn water into wine–to save a party.” –Randy Alcorn
Last Sunday I visited my friends Darrell, Patty, and Kellen Knott at Good Shepherd Community Church, East of Portland. Best selling author Randy Alcorn was speaking on the topic of happiness there. Here are a few more quotes from Randy on that day (be sure not to miss the last one!): Read More
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Posted on April 7, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Things I Heard In Church
Christian happiness, Christian party, Good Shepherd Community Church, Jesus first miracle wine, Jesus happy, joy, Randy Alcorn
Things You Should Know About The Author Of This Blog: He’s not particularly good at what he writes about
That’s right, I’m not particularly good at what I write about on this blog, specifically Read More
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Posted on April 6, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Things You Should Know About The Author Of This Blog
Christian failure, conformed to Christ, Holy Spirit, reflecting Jesus
I Really, Really, Really Liked This Music Video by Keiren Mitchell
I really, really, really liked this music video by Keiren Mitchell.
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Posted on April 4, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
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Christian music video, father son, Jesus, Keiren Mitchell, music, music video
The Time Jesus Asked The Impossible (of a sick and suffering man)
Christ follower
The Way Of His Culture
In Jesus’ day there was this place in Jerusalem by a pool called Bethesda. It had five decks, and each deck had a roof supported by pillars. The rumor was Read More
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Posted on April 2, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Bible Study, John
Christ follower, Christian, Christian living, Christian obedience, how to follow Jesus, Jesus instructions, John 5:1-9, John Bible study
Things I Heard In Church: A Primer on Smallpox
The smallpox virus killed 80% of children and 30% of adults who contracted the disease. Smallpox, also known as the red plague, was one of the most devastating diseases in history, until Edward Jenner came along. Edward Jenner’s work changed everything. He made people immune to the virus by infecting people with a virus. He made people immune to smallpox by infecting them with a different pox virus: cowpox. Two hundred years after Jenner, the World Health Organization declared smallpox eradicated.
It turns out, Jenner’s story is analogous to Jesus’ story…
For more, listen to Dave Teixeira’s teaching on 3/27/2016, 11am, Everything Changed
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Posted on April 1, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Bible Study, Things I Heard In Church
Christianity science, church, Easter, Edward Jenner, religion science, smallpox
Easter: Stuck Between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection
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Posted on March 26, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Bible Study, I Wish Someone Had Told Me This When I Was Young
ashamed of Christ, Christian, Easter, not ashamed of the gospel
Ray Charles’s Daughter Sheila Raye Charles: Things I Heard In Church
I heard Ray Charles’s Daughter Sheila Raye Charles speak at our church Tuesday night, after the Jesus Table.
She told her story of sexual abuse, Read More
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Posted on March 25, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Things I Heard In Church
addiction, Forgiveness, how can I beat addiction, Ray Charles, Ray Charles daughter, Sheila Raye Charles
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