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Overcoming Spiritual Dryness: Nourishing Your Soul in the Desert
It deeply concerns me when I see any member of our congregation going through a season of spiritual dryness or feeling distant from God. We all experience times when our spiritual fervor may wane, and our souls feel like parched land in the desert. Yet, I want to assure you that there is hope and…
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The End of the Road?
Welcome to Day 36 of Journey to the Cross, a forty-day devotional for Easter. Today we look toward the end in Matthew 26. When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples, “You know that the Passover takes place after two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to…
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Divorce, Remarriage, and Pastoral Qualifications
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been writing about the ideals of divorce and remarriage as found in Scripture and the implications of those ideals toward those in positions of church leadership. This week’s post is a short conclusion combining the elements of both previous posts. Returning to Pastoral Qualifications With a thorough…
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Biblical Allowances for Divorce and Remarriage
Last week I began writing on the topic of divorce and remarriage specifically in the context of church leaders. If you would like to go back to read last week’s post, click here. This week I will continue the topic of divorce and remarriage. However, this topic is not limited to church leadership. The Bible…
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The Issue of Divorce and Remarriage for Church Leadership
After much debate, a local Southern Baptist Church amended its by-laws to remove divorce as an immediate disqualifying factor for their church leadership positions in 2018. A cowboy church in North Texas affiliated with Southern Baptists has stipulated in their by-laws that divorce does not prohibit a man from serving as an elder in the…
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There Were Three Trees
All four Gospels account for two other men who were hanged on crosses flanking Jesus – one to His left and one to His right. Are these men there simply for historical accuracy? Or are they there to represent something? It is interesting to note that these three crosses can correlate with three important trees…
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Preaching to Postmodern People (The Challenge of Preaching in an Age of Religious Pluralism: Part 6)
This week wraps up the series on preaching in a postmodern, relativistic society. Please view the posts leading up to this one. Part 1: The Nature of Religious Pluralism Part 2: Religious Pluralism in Church History Part 3: The Influence of Postmodernity on Religious Pluralism Part 4: Understanding the Current Culture Part 5: Bridging the…
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Bridging the Gap (The Challenge of Preaching in an Age of Religious Pluralism: Part 5)
This week continues the series on preaching in a postmodern relativistic culture. If you haven’t read the previous posts, you can access them below: Part 1: The Nature of Religious Pluralism Part 2: Religious Pluralism in Church History Part 3: The Influence of Postmodernity on Religious Pluralism Part 4: Understanding the Current Culture Bridging the…
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Understanding the Current Culture (The Challenge of Preaching in an Age of Religious Pluralism: Part 4)
This week continues the series on preaching in a postmodern relativistic culture. If you haven’t read the previous posts, you can access them below: Part 1: The Nature of Religious Pluralism Part 2: Religious Pluralism in Church History Part 3: The Influence of Postmodernity on Religious Pluralism Understanding the Current Culture For the preacher of…
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The Influence of Postmodernity on Religious Pluralism (The Challenge of Preaching in an Age of Religious Pluralism: Part 3)
As I continue writing about the challenge of preaching in an age of religious pluralism, today’s post speaks to the way postmodern thinking relates to pluralism and how it relates to preaching. You can view the first two parts by clicking the links below. Part 1: The Nature of Religious Pluralism Part 2: Religious Pluralism…
Joel McReynolds 