Tag Archives: truth

Setting Your Anchor on the Gospel (2 of 3)

Posted on March 24, 2018 by grahamAlive

The gnarly old salt rowed his boat up onto the deserted island, grabbed the bow rope and anchor stick, found a favorable spot, tapped the stick home, and tied his boat up with plans to explore the shoreline. As soon … Continue reading →

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Truth Transcends

Posted on March 13, 2018 by grahamAlive

Truth cannot be reasoned. [A previous series on this blog presented the concept of Truth, but this article will consider the philosophical problem.] Philosophy is only as good as the validity of thought. Incorrect thinking leads to poor observations. To … Continue reading →

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The Work of Christ In Me – The greatest response to the gospel

Posted on April 13, 2015 by grahamAlive

There is one work that stands above all others, a gift from God that is offered to every believer. It is the greatest responding act to the gospel, bar none. Nothing else is spoken of as often, in terms of … Continue reading →

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TRADITION…tradition!

Posted on December 23, 2014 by grahamAlive

Perhaps it is no coincidence that our 2.5 year family review of what the Bible means by “being Christian” ends in the book Claiming Christ with an appendix reference–during the Christmas season–to tradition. Few other times of the year, cloak … Continue reading →

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Sanitary Grace

Posted on December 5, 2014 by grahamAlive

In a culture rampant with spreading diseases like Ebola or AIDS, it comes as no surprise when well meaning people attempt to apply their newly acquired training to sanitize their world. Germs get on everything. They can spread unseen and … Continue reading →

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To Be or Not Be Christian

Posted on November 22, 2014 by grahamAlive

That is the question. To be Christian is a declaration of the Spirit of God, not a claim established by you or me. It has taken over two years, at our family-pace, to study through the concepts presented in the … Continue reading →

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Claim Blame

Posted on October 26, 2014 by grahamAlive

Do you claim Christ? As we draw down on the closing chapters of the book Claiming Christ, we fall upon a recounting of several dozen references about what God thinks about those who make dramatic claims of faith but lack … Continue reading →

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Confronting Critics with Gentle Grace & Truth

Posted on October 4, 2014 by grahamAlive

Criticism comes is all shapes, sizes, and shades of darkness. Every now and again, truth gets a chance to chase the darkness away and invite the ignorant into the light. What follows is a series of posts between a critic … Continue reading →

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Glossy Paint Makes Everything Look Good

Posted on September 6, 2014 by grahamAlive

A ’67 Corvette with a little rust underneath; a ’72 F100 left out too exposed to the Summer heat; a worn deck on a house up for sale; an old bike you backed into; all they need is a new … Continue reading →

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Scripture as Narration Misses the Mark

Posted on August 24, 2014 by grahamAlive

The story has now hit mainstream. Comparable to a successful movie or book franchise–perhaps like the James Bond of 007 fame–the idea that the Bible is primarily a book of narration, a grand story of epic proportion, has grown from … Continue reading →

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