Brian Sloan
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Good and Bad Fathers in the Bible: Powerful Lessons Learned!
Introduction When we talk about dads and their role in our lives, it’s a mix of the good, the bad, and everything in between. Whether it’s changing diapers at 2 AM, teaching you how to ride a bike, or just being there when things get tough, fathers have a big part to play. But what
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Examples of Jealousy In The Bible: The Evil and the Good?
Introduction Let’s talk a bit about jealousy. You know- the thing that we sometimes call the big green-eyed monster. Human jealousy has been around since the fall of man. It came along with the sinful nature that we inherited from Adam. However, in today’s world of social media human beings increasingly live in an environment
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Divine Appointments In The Bible: God’s Unexpected Blessings
What is a Divine Appointment? Many times those who are in the faith community will hear something like this, “I ran into an old friend today who encouraged me. That was a divine appointment.” Or, I was able to share my faith with a person I met on the plane. It must have been a
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Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table: Peace Through Your Challenges
I have both the written copy and the Audible copy of Louie Giglio’s, “Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat At Your Table.” I think it is remarkable. As a young Christian musician, I was fortunate to hang around Louie a bit and do music at some events where he spoke. Even then, he was a
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Baptist Sermon Ideas: 40 Ideas With Powerful Meanings
Introduction If you need some Baptist sermon ideas, then we will try our best to help you with that and prompt you with some ideas. In the Baptist church as well as many other denominations the rigor of having to come up with sermon ideas every week can be tough for pastors and teachers. I
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Best Daily Devotionals for Men – 8 Choices To Encourage You!
Best Daily Devotionals for Men Introduction In this article, I want to take a look at some of the best daily devotionals for men. Just look at our world today and we find that our men need the power of God to work in our lives for wisdom and guidance. Spending time in God’s word
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Ultimate Bible Buyer’s Guide: Great Choices For All Readers
Introduction – our Bible Buyer’s Guide Round-up Well, it might sound presumptuous to say that I have the ultimate Bible buyer’s guide. However, I wanted to make a bit of a roundup of all of the best bibles that we recommend in various categories. I hope this will be a valuable resource to you when
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Difference Between The Old Testament and New Testament: They Go Hand in Hand
Difference Between the Old Testament and New Testament: Introduction For those seekers who have an interest in understanding the message contained in God’s word, here are a couple of good and healthy questions to ask: “Why is there an Old Testament and a New Testament?” and “What is the difference between the Old Testament and
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The Parable of the Bags of Gold or Talents
Introduction: Understanding the Parable of the Bags of Gold This great parable from a section of scripture in Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 25: 14-30 tells the account of a rich man who entrusts his money to his servants while he goes away on a journey. So, let’s turn to the Gospel of Matthew and see if