Long-View Living Ministries

                   with Damon J. Gray

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In Christ Study

Decades ago, I began noticing the repeated phrase “in Christ” in scripture. Each time, I noted the scripture reference and wrote a brief description of what it means to be in Christ based on that verse or passage.

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Bible Study Basics

Too many choose not to read or study their Bible because they are frustrated from prior efforts and have become intimidated. Don't! You CAN read and understand your Bible

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Women Be Silent?

Did the apostle Paul teach the church at Corinth that women need to be silent while in church and that it is shameful for their voices to be heard?

Download the FREE comprehensive examination of what Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:34-38

Jesus' Miracles

We have thirty-seven miracles of Jesus  (or as John calls them, "signs") recorded in the four gospels prior to the death and resurrection of Jesus. See them in parallel in this list/grid, laid out for easy study and comparison.

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Divorce, Jesus & Paul

If you have suffered a divorce as a Christ-follower and feel marked by the church with a "Scarlet D," please get some peace with your situation.

Download this free study, "No Scarlet D - What Jesus and Paul really said about divorce."

Deep Dive on Baptism

Baptism has, oddly enough, become a controversial topic among many believers. Here is a deep-dive study on the topic of Christian baptism.

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Long-view Living in a Short-view World

Everything we do as Christ follows must be done with eternity in view. From that broad baseline, Damon will begin prayerful study and preparation of a presentation designed specifically to help achieve your goals for the event.

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    Reexamining the Necessity of Culture Adoption (Part 2)

    By Damon J. Gray | June 27, 2018

    The Concern Last week we began a discussion of the church’s tendency to conform to culture rather than to conform to Christ, and to do…

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    Reexamining the Necessity of Culture Adoption (Part 1)

    By Damon J. Gray | June 20, 2018

    I have attended and worked with enormous churches, and also with very small ones. I have worked with churches that delivered impressively polished, theater-worthy presentations,…

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    Did Paul Tell Women to ‘Shut Up’ in Church?

    By Damon J. Gray | June 13, 2018

    I have been somewhat taken aback by the volume of material posted over the last four or five months regarding the oppression of women in…

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    We Are Hated for Truth

    By Damon J. Gray | June 6, 2018

    Taking a stand for Christ, for truth, for righteousness will make a target out of a Christ-follower more quickly than anything else. Any Christ-follower who…

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    Rethinking the Trials in Our Lives

    By Damon J. Gray | May 30, 2018

    There have been times in my distant past when all I could do was feign a smile, shoo the kids outside to play, and then…

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    The Blessing of Being Vulnerable

    By Damon J. Gray | May 23, 2018

    From the time I was very young, until I moved away from home, I was taught to stuff my emotions. In a move that still…

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    Long-View Living – The Eternal Perspective

    By Damon J. Gray | May 16, 2018

    As a child, I lived for the moment. All that mattered was what I was doing at that very time. Perhaps I was swimming at…

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    The Danger of Not Being Alert

    By Damon J. Gray | May 9, 2018

    I got a bit of a surprise this morning when I stopped to fill my car with gasoline. It unfolded something like this… Last week,…

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    Giving My Mother-in-Law to Jesus

    By Damon J. Gray | May 2, 2018

    Today, we wrapped my mother-in-law in love and released her to the embrace of Jesus. Indeed, I am writing this blog posting from the Southwest…

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