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Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist Church
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Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchIs Faith About Asking Questions or Finding Answers?
Is Faith About Asking Questions or Finding Answers? Paul Sadler Richard Rohr challenges our view of faith with three boxes, which he feels represent the stages…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchShouldn’t Christians Stop Arguing About Their Beliefs and Focus On Being Better People?
Shouldn't Christians Just Focus on Being Better People? Paul Sadler Philip Gulley tells the story of his debates in Grade 6 with his best friend Joe. Philip…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchHow Fake News Has Changed You and What You Can Do About It
How Fake News Has Changed You and What You Can Do About It Paul Sadler I opened up YouTube yesterday, and was recommended a video titled, “Ed Sheeran—I Believe…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchI Thought Christians Weren’t Supposed to Judge
I Thought Christians Weren’t Supposed to Judge Paul Sadler Anyone who’s experienced the pain of being judged by other Christians wishes more of them would heed…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhy Your Manifesting Isn’t Working and What To Do Instead
Why Your Manifesting Isn’t Working and What To Do Instead Paul Sadler 2024 was the year of manifesting. Cambridge Dictionary named “manifest” its word of the…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchA Christian’s Guide to Dieting and Fitness
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Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchHow Fasts and Feasts Unlock Food’s Delights
How Fasts and Feasts Unlock Food’s Delights Paul Sadler We often see food as a guilty pleasure or a craving to be conquered. We’re either eating with…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhy Jesus Wasn’t Vegan
Why Jesus Wasn’t Vegan Paul Sadler Download Some people might view the question of Jesus’ relationship to veganism as unknowable and irrelevant. Understanding…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchGod and Your Next Bag of Chips
God and Your Next Bag of Chips Paul Sadler Do you ever wonder why God gave us cravings for potato chips, chocolate, and bacon? There’s no indication that the…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhat Does the Bible Teach About Food?
What Does the Bible Teach About Food? Paul Sadler The ancient church thought so much about food that they made gluttony one of the seven deadly sins. Today…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchThe Top 10 of 2024
The Top 10 of 2024 Paul Sadler We’re all bombarded with more information than we can process. Recounting the most popular articles and videos from Out of…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhat to Hold On To When Christmas Feels Hopeless
What to Hold On To When Christmas Feels Hopeless Paul Sadler For many people, the happiness we expect at Christmas only magnifies the pain of the challenges…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchHow Job’s Trials Redefine Comfort in Suffering
How Job’s Trials Redefine Comfort in Suffering Paul Sadler Painful trials have a way of testing our coping strategies. The Book of Job introduces a man whose…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchThree Ways Our Views on Money Would Shock the Early Church
Three Ways Our Views on Money Would Shock the Early Church Paul Sadler Imagine explaining our lifestyle to a Christian from the first century. Cars…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhat You Call Conviction Might Just Be Convenience
What You Call Conviction Might Just Be Convenience Paul Sadler I thought I had strong convictions. Maybe you do, too. What I learned was that many of my…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhy God’s Forgiveness Isn’t a Ctrl-Z for All the Wrong You’ve Done
Why God’s Forgiveness Isn’t a Ctrl-Z for All the Wrong You’ve Done Paul Sadler The mob hitman confessing his sins in church after another brutal killing is…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchHow Leviticus Can Show You the Path to Peace
How Leviticus Can Show You the Path to Peace Paul Sadler The hippie movement of the 1960s sought peace through drugs. Celebrities like Julia Roberts seek it…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhat Leviticus Taught Me About How To Express My Love to God
What Leviticus Taught Me About How To Express My Love to God Paul Sadler The promises and principles of Scripture are comforting and directly applicable. They…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchNo More Fig Leaves: How Leviticus Transformed My Search for Acceptance
No More Fig Leaves: How Leviticus Transformed My Search for Acceptance Paul Sadler In my second year of university, a roommate and I were desperate to be…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchHow To Love Your Enemy When Your Enemy’s an Abusive Family Member
How To Love Your Enemy When Your Enemy’s an Abusive Family Member Paul Sadler Life is complicated. That makes it difficult when you try to apply the Bible…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhy I’m Glad Jesus Didn’t Start a Zoom Group
Why I’m Glad Jesus Didn’t Start a Zoom Group Paul Sadler Whenever a new technology causes a shift in how the church functions, it’s worth stepping back to…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchIs the King James Version the Only Bible Translation You Should Read?
Is the King James Version the Only Bible Translation You Should Read? Paul Sadler If you’re going to read a Bible, at some point, you’ll probably give thought…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhat’s Wrong With “God Helps Those Who Help Themselves”?
What’s Wrong With “God Helps Those Who Help Themselves”? Paul Sadler Jay Leno once conducted a series of interviews with random people on the street and asked…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhat Happens When We Confuse Friendship and Fellowship
What Happens When We Confuse Friendship and Fellowship Paul Sadler We were created for connection, so we all feel a longing for relationships. In a church…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhat We Learned When Church Was Hard for Us as Parents
If you’re a Christian parent, at some point, church will probably be a challenge for you and your kids. It was for me, and yet in retrospect, those challenges…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchBack-to-School Friendship Principles Every Child Should Learn
Friendships can either make learning attractive or derail a child’s motivation altogether. Friendships are where a child learns how to relate to others and…
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Kacey Musgraves’ “The Architect” Asks 3 Unavoidable Questions
Sometimes, a song is able to express the thoughts that everybody feels. Kacey Musgraves’ song, “The Architect,” asks questions that I’ve heard again and again…
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If It Hurts That Much, Maybe It’s Time to Write It Out
When we’re overwhelmed by a problem, it’s easy to just sit and worry about it. We can obsess over a million things we have no power to change. Sometimes…
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Clues in the Book of Revelation Tell You How to Interpret It
There’s a lot of wrong teaching about the message of the Book of Revelation. Many see it as a book of secrets and like to magically show how those secrets…
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The Hidden Strategy of the Church to Change the World
When people think of church, they think of buildings and sermons, choirs and sacraments. There are programs and activities, and they all have their place. But…
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What the Armour of God Teaches About the Christian Life
Life in North America has become so thoroughly secular, we don’t even see how secular we are anymore. Even Christians who believe in God tend to see the…
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The Ending of the Book of Acts Is Disappointing but Just What We Need
The Book of Acts reads like a novel. There’s drama, intrigue, death plots, and shipwrecks. It’s exciting stuff. The ending is pretty disappointing though…
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Why Jesus Blinded Saul and How He Does the Same Thing Today
Reading the Bible often challenges our assumptions about Jesus. We think we understand Him, and then He does something that sends us back to the drawing board…
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"The Legend of Jesus" Is Way Better Than the Gospels
Have you read “The Legend of Jesus”? In it, His brothers are among His first followers. They grew up with Him after all. In “The Legend of Jesus,” Jesus…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchGood Things God Might Be Doing When Bad Things Happen
Over the years, I have had many people reveal to me a terrible trial or sickness they’re facing and the sickening feeling they have that God has cursed them or…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchAccording to Jesus, We’ve Got Personal Productivity All Wrong
There’s so much to do, and if you believe that what you do matters, doing more of it and doing it well is important. I’ve read all the books and I’ve tried all…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhere does the Bible teach that Jesus is God?
People sometimes ask, “Why doesn’t Jesus spell out more plainly the fact that He is God?” While He does express His divinity plainly enough, we often forget…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchFour Lessons From Joshua About the Battle for Your Faith
Jesus doesn’t send His disciples out to battle armies or take over enemy lands. But the message of Joshua is important for Christians today. It gives vital…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhat’s the Point of Joseph’s Story?
What’s the Point of Joseph’s Story? Paul Sadler The life of Joseph makes for an incredible story. Readers of the Bible love its message. But it’s found a…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhat Attracts Us to the Story of Noah’s Ark Distracts Us From Its Message
What Attracts Us to the Story of Noah’s Ark Distracts Us From Its Message Paul Sadler Everybody knows the story of Noah’s Ark, right? There’s something…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchDoes It Matter How You’re Baptized?
Does It Matter How You’re Baptized? Paul Sadler When you read the Bible, usually the focus is on function over form. We know that walking in Jesus’ footsteps…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchAre You a Saint Trapped in a Sinner’s Body?
Sometimes, cultural shifts can help us to understand the Bible more effectively. The rise of the transgender movement may have unknowingly done that in our…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhen You’re Tempted To Reject God’s Word, This Is How You’ll Justify It
It’s easy to put other Christians and other churches who have rejected God’s commands in a different category from ourselves. We say things like, “I can’t…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhen Bible Reading Isn’t Working
If you find yourself rushing through your reading, deliberately slow down. The Bible doesn’t TikTok well. Our digital scrolling trains us to skim but God’s…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchBefore You Give up on Bible Reading
If you just need some life hacks, maybe a Christian self-help book will do. But if you realize that your problems go deeper than that, you need something more…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchHow To Start a Christian Cult
Hopefully, you’re not reading this because you want to start a cult. But I think it’s important that we understand the ingredients of Christian cults so that…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchHow Baptists and Christian Reformed Believers Speak Past Each Other on Baptism
I was asked to debate baptism with a Christian Reformed pastor. As we talked back and forth for more than two hours, it was clear how much we shared in common…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhy Don’t Catholics and Protestants Read the Same Bible?
If you grew up Catholic and visited a Protestant church, you might be surprised to see that they use a different Bible. But it’s not for the reason you might…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchThe Top 10 of 2023
This year, the most read articles and watched videos included topics from marriage and parenting to prophecy and church membership. See what you missed or what…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchHow Santa’s Naughty List Confuses the Message of Christmas
No matter what your religious background is, you should be at least a little outraged at the message that a child’s presents somehow correlate with their moral…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhat Your Hope Reveals About the Direction of Your Life
We often view hope the same we do gasoline: it helps us move so we don’t care much about where it comes from. But hope isn’t neutral. There are many things we…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhen Does a Good Thing Become a Bad Thing and How Can You Tell?
Each of these individuals was likely hard-working and well-educated. They were probably personable and sincere. If you had lunch with one of them, you would…
Out of Neutral | Grace Baptist ChurchWhere’s God When I Get Away With My Sin?
Nobody’s watching. Surely, no one will notice. You’ve heard God’s warnings, but you decide to do it anyway. It’s compromise. You’re cutting a corner. You’ve…