The Gospel Changes Your Mind
- March 10, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
[This is Part 2 of a larger piece entitled, “An Inquiry into The Incompatibility of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and a Religious, Performance-Based Psychology”]
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Effects of Safe-Guarding Behavior That Comes from a Performance-Centric Mindset
The safeguarding behavior of a performance-centric mindset unsuccessfully mitigates disobedience. The performance-driven individual seeks obedience and adherence to religiosity as the ultimate goal. In realizing this achievement in a manner that accords with their expectations and standards, or those imposed upon them from outside, and ultimately, unauthoritative sources, they justify themselves to themselves. This sort of habitual...
Can You Earn the Gospel of Jesus?
- March 03, 2019
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
[This is Part 1 of a larger piece entitled, “An Inquiry into The Incompatibility of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and a Religious, Performance-Based...
Jesus and the Mystery Religions
- January 14, 2019
- by
- Sage Blalock
Over the course of the last century, some scholars have presented evidence that they believe shows that early first-century Christians, specifically Greek converts and...
Works and Faith in Galatians
- December 03, 2018
- by
- Sage Blalock
In my reading of Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians, the conflict that most interests me is the confrontation between those who see faith in...
Longing for Home
- November 14, 2018
- by
- Meg Rodriguez
I just want to go home.
It’s a thought that has crossed my mind recently more often than I would have expected. My husband and...
Creating Space in Silence for God to Speak
- November 06, 2018
- by
- Rachel Dawson
A few weeks ago, I turned the radio in my car off. I think it was an annoying commercial that I was hearing for...
A Reason to Trust
- October 21, 2018
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
In times of crisis, in moments of uncertainty, amidst chaos, where do you turn? And, how do you turn? “I trust in God,” we...
He’s Sovereign Over the Shuffle
- October 18, 2018
- by
- Whitney Hsu
This past weekend, I ran my third half marathon. As usual on race day, I’m driving to the race, asking the Lord for strength,...
When Spiritual Gifts Become Annoyances
- October 18, 2018
- by
- Lori Travers
My daughter was 21 at the time and she was dating this guy that seemed quite nice. We’ll call him Cody. They went on...
Storage Units
- October 10, 2018
- by
- Tiffany McCrary
Over the past few months I’ve noticed something while driving around town. There are tons of storage units being built. Are we going to...