Going ‘All In’ – My Election Response
Nov 10, 2020 | By Dr. Scott Rodin | In my blog today, I want to ask how we, as followers of Jesus, will respond to the results of the election.
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Maintaining Perspective on Election Day
Nov 3, 2020 | By Dr. Scott Rodin | It’s finally here! Even though there’s a reasonable chance we may not know the winner of the presidential election anytime soon, the campaigning ends today.
Stewardship
Cancelling Grace
Oct 27, 2020 | By Dr. Scott Rodin | In reading through Matthew 1 with the lens of our current cultural moral decay, there was one gem in the middle of it that astonished me.
The Ownership of Faith and the Silencing of the Church
Oct 6, 2020 | By Dr. Scott Rodin | Imagine you’re sitting at the end of a dock with a close friend. You know he can’t swim. He turns to you and says, “I think I’ll jump in.”
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A Most Amazing Prayer Meeting
Sep 22, 2020 | By Dr. Scott Rodin | There are no caveats to this call and command to pray. You don’t get a ‘pass’ once you enter politics or reach some level of power or authority. In fact, the more power and authority we are given, the more critical our prayer life becomes.
Our Sanitized Jesus
Sep 15, 2020 | By Dr. Scott Rodin | If we are to be stewards of the word of God, can we continue to be ashamed of some of Jesus's teachings in the midst of this adulterous and sinful generation?
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Where Does the Line Pass for You?
Sep 8, 2020 | By Dr. Scott Rodin | By seeing others as ‘the problem’ we exonerate ourselves from the requirement to change if the problem is to be solved. In our self-assurance we believe there is nothing required of us. We have it right. We are the solution. We have it figured out.
Leadership
Envisioning a New Way to be the Church: A Proposal
Sep 1, 2020 | By Dr. Scott Rodin | I'd like to propose a new way of considering what it means to make disciples, share the gospel, and serve our neighbors as a local church.