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Your objections to slavery (and my responses)

Slavery is objectionable. I get that. I don’t want to imply slavery is a perfect, all-inclusive way of describing the Christian’s relationship with God. Sounds small to me. And if you don’t think of yourself as a slave, this might not change your mind – and I’m not necessarily here to do that. What I’d [...]

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Top 10 reasons to become a slave

Last week, I shared an introduction to slavery, but I didn’t explain why becoming a slave matters or why Christians should be all over it. That was a mistake – I should have started with this article. In a era where slavery is marginalized, its benefits  go unnoticed… forgotten. Who wakes up in the morning [...]

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Can you do for Christianity what Michael Hyatt did for Thomas Nelson?

I hated Thomas Nelson Publishers. [Update: Check Michael's comment response here for why that hate's dwindling even faster now.] Question: What’s more important than the Holy Grail? Answer: The Holy Bible. And Thomas Nelson doesn’t get it. I’m a fan of the New King James Version. I’ve read from the same Bible my whole life: [...]

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Slavery 101: Fundamentals for slave life

Once upon a time, everyone understood slavery. You either owned a slave or were one. Sure, some cultures traditionally never had slaves, but for the most part, it's been a normal part of life. Until now. Now slavery's banned. (But secretly - or not so secretly - I'm bringing it back.)

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The complete guide to others-oriented fruit of the Spirit

The Others-oriented fruit of the Spirit series is the longest series I’ve published here so far. It’s taken us from love to self-control, meeting all the funness like longsuffering along the way. In general, the series was about shifting from receiving the Spirit only for ourselves to promoting the Spirit and its fruit in others. [...]

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