Faith Columns
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Enjoying a casual evening at home, reclining in my favorite easy chair reading, while the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage was chatting on the telephone. I seldom pay attention to phone …
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By JAMES L. SNYDER, Faith Columnist
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9/27/18
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This time around Editor Scott Coleman wants to know whether the perspective of ‘once saved, always saved’ can be reconciled with the belief that we must repent and seek forgiveness on a regular …
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By AIDAN WILCOXSON, HCN Faith Columnist
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10/18/18
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This week’s question is frequently asked. I’ve heard fascinating and sometimes loud discussions from laity and clergy alike. When asked, I usually cop out and say “That’s above my pay …
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By DALE CHRISMAN, HCN Faith Columnist
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10/18/18
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The topic for this round table is: “Some teach the doctrine of once saved, always saved, and others preach repent and seek forgiveness always. Are the two teaching at odds?” Jesus said in …
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By MARK BROWN, HCN Faith Columnist
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10/18/18
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As my friend Betty Ann unpacked her young family in my Deep South hometown, it didn’t take long for the neighbors to arrive with a strangulating dose of hospitality. Their silver hairdos teased to …
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By RONNIE MCBRAYER, Faith Columnist
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10/4/18
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Traditionally, King Solomon has been regarded as the primary author of three books of the Old Testament. Some interpreters say he wrote Song of Songs while he was a lusty, young man (a book that …
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By RONNIE MCBRAYER, Faith Columnist
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10/25/18
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I must confess that in the Parsonage there are times of confusion. It has nothing to do with age; it has everything to do with the human brain that is undernourished.The Gracious Mistress of the …
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By JAMES L. SNYDER, Faith Columnist
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10/4/18
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I finally figured it out.Y’know how a lot of times one person will remind you of someone else, but you just can’t quite put your finger on who that someone else is? That’s the way it’s been …
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By AIDAN WILCOXSON, HCN Faith Columnist
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10/25/18
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It was this week more than seventy-five years ago, that one of the most harrowing personal dramas of the Second World War played itself out on a watery stage in the Central Pacific Ocean. Carrying a …
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By RONNIE MCBRAYER, Faith Columnist
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11/1/18
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You are a cut above. Almighty God has anointed you and created you to excel. A cut above means you stand out. The Bible tells us of a man named Daniel. Daniel operated with an excellent spirit. …
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By MARK BROWN, HCN Faith Columnist
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11/1/18
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We sat across the banquet table from each other. He was a popular priest at the very pinnacle of his career. I was a brand new clergyman. At some point, I think, we shook hands, and he congratulated …
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By AIDAN WILCOXSON, HCN Faith Columnist
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9/20/18
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“I am certain,” the Apostle Paul once wrote, “that God, who began the good work within you, will continue that work until it is finally finished.” That God would finish what God started …
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By RONNIE MCBRAYER, Faith Columnist
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9/19/18
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As a child, I remember watching evangelists on TV who purportedly healed people. People would walk up to the stage on crutches, then after a prayer would throw them down and walk or dance down the …
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By DALE L. CHRISMAN, Faith Columnist
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10/11/18
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It was Dr. Bill Leonard who best described my religious upbringing. Speaking for many who came to Christianity in the fire-and-brimstone of Appalachian fundamentalism, he said, “Some of us were …
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By RONNIE MCBRAYER, Faith Columnist
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10/11/18
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One of the more articulate poets of antiquity was the harp-playing shepherd boy turned warrior and king, known as David. He wrote roughly half of the Psalms found in the Old Testament, and these …
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By RONNIE MCBRAYER, Faith Columnist
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11/8/18
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It was one of those really busy weeks where there was hardly enough time to breathe. For myself, I was glad the week was over and I could relax for the evening.“What do you want for supper?” The …
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By JAMES L. SNYDER, Faith Columnist
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11/8/18
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“We all know things are bad — worse than bad — they’re crazy,” began the fictional Howard Beale in the film entitled, “Network.” An emotionally disturbed news anchor whose life had …
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By RONNIE MCBRAYER, Faith Columnist
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11/15/18
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