God
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“Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9, CSB) ~ It’s a misconception that Christians are supposed to be perfectly “good” or “fixed” once we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Of course, we are…
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Hey friends! You’ll never guess what happened to me this summer…I finally got COVID! Here it’s been 3 and a half years since the pandemic started, and I’ve been clean this whole time. Even got 4 vaccines! But as fate would have it, burnout and lack of sleep led to the perfect storm within my…
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Last summer, AI generators started popping up all over mainstream and social media. I tried using ChatGPT for the first time, and everyone started paying for AI-generated fantasy portraits and posting them all over TikTok and Facebook. I also remember my Twitter feed being overrun with AI-generated song lyrics, most notably a song about ducks…
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*Originally written in February 2021 Confession is absolutely essential to the Christian faith. You literally cannot be a Christian without confession. It’s a daily necessity. When people hear the word “confession,” many think of Catholicism: Sunday confession, priests, the confession box, etc. Whatever image you have when you hear “confession,” I want you to throw…
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The title of this message is, “The Mystery of Time.” Pretty mysterious title, right? But if you really think about it, time is a rather strange, mysterious thing. Time can feel relative at times, but it’s also an objective, finite thing—according to human measuring systems. One hour is 60 minutes, which is 3,600 seconds. No…
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This study takes a look at the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. We don’t read from the Psalms very often in Sunday Chapel Time, but Christians and Jews have turned to this poetry for encouragement and comfort for thousands of years. The book of Psalms is basically a book of songs. Many of…
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The Bible is the #1 best seller in the world and has deeply influenced people in the past as well as the present. But is it really worth believing? Is the Bible truly God’s Word, or is it a work of fiction? Is it merely a piece of literature? A historical record? How was it…
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This Sunday Chapel Time study takes a look at the book of Philippians. The apostle Paul wrote this letter to the church in Philippi—the first Christian community Paul started during his travels as a missionary. Philippi was originally a Roman colony located in ancient Macedonia. Home to many retired soldiers, it was known for its…
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Perhaps you’re unfamiliar, but sado is the Japanese word referring to the traditional Japanese “tea ceremony.” I had the privilege of participating in a tea ceremony event at my church this year, and was also invited to give a Bible message. But how on earth do I connect a traditional, originally Zen Buddhist ceremony to…