Part 3 in the Unbelievable Truth series. One of the hardest truths for Christians to accept is the idea that God is trustworthy. They can believe in Him – that He exists and that He created the Universe – but to surrender control of their lives to Him? Not so much. To me this is the most tragic of all the unbelievable truths, because if we cannot trust God then who can we trust?Our inability to trust God, I think,… Read more
July 27, 2018
The Unbelievable Truth: Jesus Was Fully Human
July 27, 2018 By Keith Giles
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Part 2 in the Unbelievable Truth Series. Read Part 1 HERE When we think of Jesus we usually imagine him as the God-man who was perfect in every way. We don’t tend to think of him the way the disciples thought of him – as a man who walked with them, talked with them, ate with them, slept alongside them and occasionally kept them awake with his snoring. While it’s true that Jesus was by nature divine, we also are… Read more
July 26, 2018
The Unbelievable Truth: God Really Does Love You
July 26, 2018 By Keith Giles
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NOTE: I’ll be publishing a series of articles to examine ideas that most Christians should believe, but just can’t seem to fully embrace. Unbelievable Truth #1: God Really Loves You God’s love for mankind is an incredible thing. The idea that God, who knows the end from the beginning, would know in advance how much pain and suffering He would have to personally endure as the result of creating the Universe and yet still say the words, “Let there be… Read more
July 25, 2018
Why Is Love So Mysterious?
July 25, 2018 By Keith Giles
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The other day I posted a link to my article “Why Do Christians Deny The Power Of Love?” and someone responded by asking me this: “Hi Keith, if you are willing, I’d like to go deeper into what you said in this article because I would like to understand where you are coming from. There were a few things you implied and I’m not familiar with what you are trying to say. Can you tell me how you are defining love in… Read more
July 19, 2018
Everything We Need To Live Like Christ
July 19, 2018 By Keith Giles
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“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us….He has given us His very great and precious promises so that through them you may participate in the Divine nature.” (2 Peter 1:3-4) What’s holding you back from living like Jesus today? Is it your sin nature? Is it your addictions, or your temptations, or your brokenness? Is this why you don’t believe that it’s possible to actually put the… Read more
July 19, 2018
Why Do Christians Deny the Power of Love?
July 19, 2018 By Keith Giles
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When it comes to love, many Christians have a pretty low opinion of it. Sure, it’s great. But there’s so much more they would rather focus on. Things like Justice and Wrath, and Sovereignty and Judgment, for example, are much more important to them than love. To Christians like this, the Gospel is more about escaping the eternal flames of hell than it is about knowing a God who loves us enough to lay down His life for the world…. Read more
July 16, 2018
Dear Megaphone Street Preacher
July 16, 2018 By Keith Giles
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Just once I’d love to hear you take your megaphone and stand up in front of the bar, or outside the rock concert and say something like this: “Listen to me, oh people! The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. “That’s right! God does not live in a church! “And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed… Read more
July 13, 2018
Abandon Your Quiet Time If You Want To Hear God
July 13, 2018 By Keith Giles
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For years I was told by my pastors, my Sunday School teachers and my mentors that I needed to have a dedicated Quiet Time with God if I wanted to grow as a Christian and learn to hear God’s voice. And I believed it. So, I used to schedule time every morning to spend with God. For the first few days, maybe even a week, I’d wake up early, pour some coffee, sit down on the sofa with my Bible… Read more
July 12, 2018
3 Scriptures That Just Keep Blowing My Mind
July 12, 2018 By Keith Giles
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Over the last few months, I’ve run across 3 scripture verses that are seriously melting my brain. (In a very good way.) The first one is this: “15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he… Read more
July 10, 2018
How To Know When America Becomes A Fascist State
July 10, 2018 By Keith Giles
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As the American Empire begins its slow decline, here’s a handy checklist to help you determine when you are officially living in a Fascist State: Does your Government spy on your phone calls, email, and text communications? Does your Government execute its own citizens without a trial or even formal criminal charges? Does your Government imprison journalists who attempt to expose their war crimes? Does your nation currently imprison more of its citizens than any other nation on the face of the planet? Are your local police carrying… Read more
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