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Notwithstanding Amazon Alexa’s claim that Jesus is a “fictional character,” we just came through the Christmas season, a time when those of the Christian faith remember and celebrate the greatest gift God ever gave to humanity. I recognize that within the believing community there are those who opt to not celebrate Christmas in this way,…

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In 1984, I listened to a missionary describe a conversation he had with a gentleman cab driver from a country that views Christianity with great skepticism. The missionary hoped to learn what it is about the Christian faith that the man found so difficult to believe. He asked about belief in a supreme being. He…

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I rarely accept the label “Christian,” referring to myself instead as a “follower after Christ.” The term “Christian” has become so bastardized as to be almost devoid of meaning. It is similar to someone referring to themselves as an “Evangelical.” What does that even mean? Which of the 376 possible definitions of Evangelical are you…

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Cable television is an absurdity to me. More than once I have toyed with the option of getting rid of it, but always relent, because I do enjoy certain programming (like Sounders soccer and Jayhawk basketball). Still, it strikes me as ridiculous to have hundreds of channels available, of which only three carry any interest…

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