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When it comes to preaching, our effort begins and ends with drawing near to God and his Word so he can speak through us with a message that is so much more than we could ever create on our own.
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Re-becoming a Child of God
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What is a child of God? I certainly identified myself this way, but I defined it through my service and leadership in the church. But what happens when the titles are transferred? What happens when the gift set has no place to be plugged in? How can I be a child of God without the things that I’ve used to define me as one?
The Solomon Foundation Doesn’t Just Believe in this Movement, We Believe in You!
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There is no doubt that we at The Solomon Foundation really believe in this movement and that we put our resources and energy to work every day to help the person in a hard and resistant urban environment, the ministry volunteer in a rural church virtually invisible to the world outside of its community, the preacher trying to figure out how to connect more effectively to the community while lifting up the name of Jesus, and the church leadership wanting to reach out to new communities through multi-site. We don’t just believe in this movement; we believe in you!
New Discoveries on Medical Care for Transgender Youth
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Gender dysphoria is real. To treat them with anything less than compassion is not Christian. What is up for debate is the efficacy of the current practices in transgender healthcare for youth. Recently, England released a scathing review that challenges the established gender affirming care model.
Rules of Engagement
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Faced with the inevitability of conflict, how should Christians conduct themselves? What are our rules of engagement? With Scripture as our frame of reference, here are some, but certainly not all, of the rules.
Latino Christian Movement: Planting Networks of Hispanic Churches
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Latino Christian Mission trains and equips Latino pastors to start new churches in their communities and to maintain them over time.
Transformative Fire: Prayer’s Impact on Marriage, Mission, and Ministry
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Sadly, prayer is often little more than a formality many people practice out of tradition. But when we look closely at Jesus’ model prayer in Luke 11:1-4, we discover that prayer is much more than form; it is a dynamic and transformative fire.
Escaping the Echo Chamber
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An echo chamber is an environment where the same opinions are repeatedly voiced and promoted, so that people are not exposed to opposing views. Echo chambers also extend to online groups where people with similar opinions on any topic share their voices and validate each other.
Be a Lighthouse
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How can we disagree without destroying families, splitting churches, and devastating relationships? God calls us to preach truth boldly, but also to care deeply for those who misunderstand or despise us. What does it take to preach the gospel of grace in an age of outrage?