So, as I’m drilling down to uncover why so many of those who profess to know Christ are comfortable with killing, and torture, and war, I’ve discovered something: It turns out that what we really seem to lack is an abiding connection to the love of Christ in our daily, walking around lives. At least, I cannot personally fathom how anyone who was abiding in Christ – who is Agape love incarnate – could look at another person made in the… Read more
The Mark Of The Beast: Revealed!
June 21, 2018 By Keith Giles
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When it comes to the book of Revelation there are ultimately two camps: Futurists (who believe the book tells us something about future events that have not happened yet) and Preterists (who believe the book told First Century Christians about events that would “soon come to pass” in their lifetime). I am not a Futurist. As such, I read the book of Revelation as a prophecy about events that have already taken place (from our perspective) and were fulfilled soon… Read more
Why We Love Law More Than The Gospel
June 20, 2018 By Keith Giles
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Today was the perfect storm of Christians praising the Law of Moses, I guess. First, a friend on Facebook posted a statement about how “Romans 13 is clear: violators of the Law will suffer the consequences” in reference to how immigrant children are being torn from their parents. [More on that in a moment]. Then, another friend made a comment about how America needs to get back to ‘an eye for an eye’ and ‘a life for a life’ if… Read more
Why Loving Our Enemies Is Easier Than Loving Our Friends
June 19, 2018 By Keith Giles
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I just spent the weekend in Portsmouth, Ohio talking with fellow believers about what it looks like to love our enemies as Jesus commanded us. That in itself is a rare conversation to have these days. I was extremely blessed that so many people would show up and sincerely wrestle with this topic in such a real and practical way. My friend Joshua Lawson was the perfect person to co-host this dialog with. In fact, it was his idea… Read more
Behold: Our Christless Christianity
June 15, 2018 By Keith Giles
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Just in case you’re not paying attention, American Christianity is a Christless Christianity. We demand the Ten Commandments to be displayed in our courthouses, but we never give a thought to Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount. We justify our cruelty to immigrants by quoting random passages from Paul’s letter to the Romans, but skip over dozens of commands from Jesus about showing mercy, caring for the weak and vulnerable, and totally ignore his warning that “whatever you have… Read more
The Unexpected Fruit Of Kindness
June 12, 2018 By Keith Giles
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There was no way I could have anticipated how my little suggestion would explode and impact the lives of hundreds of people on the other side of the country. It was just another meeting at work. One of our vendors wanted to hold an event with our sales team in Buffalo to promote their “Build To Order” network during the week of September 11th. A few ideas were tossed back and forth, and then I said: “Why don’t we… Read more
Welcome To Post Christian America
June 9, 2018 By Keith Giles
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Image:HeavenlyPerspective Kenn Stilger A new study from the Pew Research Center has found the population of Christians in the United States is on a downward spiral. Polling 35,000 Americans aged 18 and older, the poll found that over the last seven years, those calling themselves “Christian” has diminished by 8 percent overall. That’s about 5 million people who have moved out of the Christian faith since 2007. This new demographic is being called the “Nones” (as… Read more
The Word “Homosexual” Does Not Appear In The Bible [Pre-1946]
June 5, 2018 By Keith Giles
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As I prepare for an online debate on the topic “Is It A Sin To Be Gay?” I realized something profound: No Christians could have possibly debated this topic previous to 1946 because their Bibles didn’t contain the word “Homosexual” before that. It’s true. Go look at 1 Corinthians 6:9 in your King James Bible and you’ll see this: “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor… Read more
The Aikido Spirit of God
June 1, 2018 By Keith Giles
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If you’re not familiar with Aikido, it’s a style of martial arts that uses an opponent’s energy against them to redirect their kinetic force to turn it back upon them. Or, as the Wikipedia entry explains: Aikido’s techniques include irimi (entering), and tenkan (turning) movements that redirect the opponent’s attack momentum. The man who invented this style of martial arts created for one purpose: “to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury”. This is exactly what… Read more
Christ Is Our Authority [Not The Bible]
May 31, 2018 By Keith Giles
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“When [LGBTQ-affirming Christians] tell me that I am wrong for saying that [homosexuality] is a sin, in the simplicity of my faith in the Holy Scriptures, I point him to this sacred record [the Bible], and tell him, in all candor, as my text does, that his teaching blasphemes the name of God and His doctrine. “The tree of [affirming homosexuality and transgenderism] is evil and only evil…[it] is nourished by an utter rejection of the Scriptures.” – Rev. Henry Van… Read more
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