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Why my parents didn't want me to listen to Tupac
Life and death is in the power of the tongue. That proverb applies perfectly to Tupac Shakur.
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James David Dickson
What the Bible's first family tells us about human nature
Sin is the ultimate human struggle. Here's how Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel wrestled with it, and what we can learn from them
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James David Dickson

March 2024

Man's first choice was between eternal life and certain death
You'll never guess what happened next
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James David Dickson

December 2023

Where is the lamb? The offering of Isaac is a story about God, not man
Genesis 22 is not a story about man and faith. It's a story about God and what love looks like.
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James David Dickson

June 2023

VIDEO: Teamwork vs the Tower of Babel
What makes teamwork good and the Tower of Babel bad? Intent. A word from Genesis 11.
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James David Dickson
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May 2023

The Current Thing is the God-shaped hole in your soul
In Acts 17, Paul finds an Athens community that built an altar TO AN UNKNOWN GOD, and makes an introduction.
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James David Dickson
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It's a thin line between stoning and sacrifice
Acts 14 finds Paul on two sides of the extreme: One side that wants to kill him, the other that sees him as a God.
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James David Dickson
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April 2023

If you're not being persecuted, you're not going hard enough
When is the last time you were 'counted worthy' of persecution? A word from Acts 5
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James David Dickson
Beware the hired hand
In a child's life, parents are the good shepherd. Teachers are hired hands. We confuse these at our own peril.
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James David Dickson

October 2022

The 'born' supremacy: The draft and the reality of sex
This week, the U.S. government reaffirmed the Genesis 1:27 view of sex.
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James David Dickson
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September 2022

The parable of Kyrie Irving
Freedom is not free. It cost about $60 million, after taxes. A word from Mark 8.
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James David Dickson
Beware 'false Christs,' who proclaim their own goodness
Beware any man who calls himself good. Charlie Crist's self-idolatry is dangerous. Of course the media won't treat it that way.
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James David Dickson
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