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A Christian Response to the LGBTQIA Community 3
To understand what God has to say about homosexuality according to the New Testament go no further than Romans 1:18-32. Paul starts by stating The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, Romans 1:18 (NIV) Understand that the idea that God […]
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A Christian Response to the LGBTQIA Community 2
As we continue to focus on the topic at hand, no doubt that the LGBTQIA is one of the hot topics in our society today. I mean, is all around us, it can’t be ignored. You turn on the TV and there it is… two dudes French kissing. Every time you turn around somebody is […]
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A Christian Response to the LGBTQIA Community
As we start this month, I realized that we have one more celebration to add to our calendars, the LGBTQIA community; that is the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual (or allies). Let me start by stating that when it comes down to celebrations in the Bible, they were always focus […]
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The Lie of Lay Ministers
Somewhere in church history ministry became exclusive to a few. Ministry became also institutionalized, reserved for the highly educated. No need to even bring the Bible with you, just listen to what the priest is saying; everything he says is of God. Everything the pastor says is of God, after all, they are the “ordained […]
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Let’s Talk About Hypocrisy
It is easy to tell people what to do, to point out what is wrong, to become judgmental and self-righteous. It is easy to correct others; but how difficult is to correct to receive that same correction. It is the preacher that speaks about gluttony while he himself is 75 pounds overweight. It is the […]
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Beyond Gun Laws
It amazes me how every time something tragic happens folks look to politicians for solutions. Thousands of years of political history and we are still looking for them for solutions? Have we not seen enough? Politicians, for the most part, are selfish and, their priority is not to help people, but to maintain power. We […]
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Everything Starts with One Thought
Everything starts in the mind; everything starts with one thought. That one thought will determine our behaviors and how our day will go. The Bible is not mute concerning our mind, how to think and what to focus on. Romans 12:1-2 tells us, Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to […]
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Manantial Del Valle Church Update 5/22/2022
As I continue to document my process of coming out of the institutionalized church and, adopting biblical ways of applying church gatherings into our lives, I continue to insist that it has not been an easy process and, that it continues to be challenging. The description of the church according to the Bible is not […]
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Don’t Mess with the Gospel
In this wonderful country of ours we still have freedom of speech and, many times, folks think that such freedom automatically translates to truth. We live in a world where absolute truths are becoming more and more rare. Folks can invent their own truths as they go, without allowing their opinions to even be challenged. […]
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