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Entries for June, 2011

Distracted By Jesus? Part 2

In this continuation (and conclusion) of the discussion began in the last episode, Ray and Steve continue to discuss the recent event at Elevation Church in Matthews, NC where a mom and her son with special needs were escorted from the service because of a vocal outburst by the boy. The situation at Elevation is [...]

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Distracted By Jesus? Part 1

Jesus said, “Whatever you have done to the least of these, you have done unto me.” And elsewhere he said, “Let the little children come unto me and do not prohibit them from doing so.” So when Ray and Steve heard about this newscast about events on Easter Sunday where an usher at Elevation Church [...]

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“I Wouldn’t Believe in a God Who Would…” — A Response to Francis Chan, Part 2

Continuing on in this conclusion to this 2-part episode, Ray and Steve respond to the promotional video for Francis Chan’s forthcoming book “Erasing Hell”.  Much more than just a response to Chan, however, this episode touches on lots of thoughts related to revelation and how much we can know and understand about the Father. There [...]

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“I Wouldn’t Believe in a God Who Would…” — A Response to Francis Chan, Part 1

Author Francis Chan is releasing a new book soon called “Erasing Hell” and has released a promotional video.  Unlike the Rob Bell video which raised a lot of questions, Chan makes some definitive statements (not necessarily about hell) in his video. And it is those statements to which Ray and Steve respond in this two-part [...]

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