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.
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
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.
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.
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.
See if Damon can speak at your next event today!
Recent Articles
Reexamining the Necessity of Culture Adoption (Part 2)
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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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,…
Read MoreDid Paul Tell Women to ‘Shut Up’ in Church?
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…
Read MoreWe Are Hated for Truth
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…
Read MoreRethinking the Trials in Our Lives
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…
Read MoreThe Blessing of Being Vulnerable
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…
Read MoreLong-View Living – The Eternal Perspective
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…
Read MoreThe Danger of Not Being Alert
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,…
Read MoreGiving My Mother-in-Law to Jesus
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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