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Prayer #3: Praying to an Uncomfortable God

On February 6, 2022February 5, 2022 By Derek MelansonLeave a comment

The men got up from there and looked out over Sodom, and Abraham was walking with them to see them off. Then the Lord said, “Should I hide what I am about to do from Abraham? Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed …

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Prayer #1: Starting Where You Are

On February 4, 2022 By Derek MelansonLeave a comment

This is the first in a 13-part sermon series on prayer that I preached in 2019. I thought I would share them here. Have you ever noticed that there are things we are supposed to “do” as Christians that we neglect doing because either we find it hard or even don’t think we know how? …

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What is a Human Being?

On January 25, 2022April 5, 2022 By Derek Melanson5 Comments

You may have noticed recently that in mainstream media the term "pregnant woman/women" is almost never used. Instead, articles will use the language of "pregnant person/people." Why do you think that is? Or perhaps you've seen TikTok videos of parents proudly parading out their transgender-identified 10 year old girl or boy for the world to …

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Sexuality, the Christian Faith, and Life in a Cardi B Culture

On April 10, 2021April 11, 2021 By Derek Melanson1 Comment

If anyone says that sex, in itself, is bad, Christianity contradicts him at once. But, of course, when people say, 'Sex is nothing to be ashamed of,' they may mean 'the state into which the sexual instinct has now got is nothing to be ashamed of'. If they mean that, I think they are wrong. …

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Don’t Go to Egypt!

On February 17, 2021February 18, 2021 By Derek MelansonLeave a comment

There was a famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to stay there for a while because the famine in the land was severe. When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This …

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