Author: Bogdan Kipko
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Twenty Certain Signs You Are Growing In Grace
Can I ask you question? When was the last time you truly cared about your spiritual growth? When was the last time you transparently assessed the state of your spirituality? When was the last time you took your finger and placed it onto your proverbial pulse in order to gauge your relationship with Jesus? When…
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The Scandalous Nature Of Grace
There is hardly a more scandalous topic that we naturally want to disagree with than the topic of grace. Grace is simply defined as unmerited favor given to us, in spite of us. Because grace is something that has been given to us and not something that was achieved by us, we are ironically positioned to not…
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How To Avoid Mirror Christianity
If you have ever read the epistle that Jesus’ brother James wrote, you are familiar with this illustration. James writes about the disconnect that so often happens between what we believe and how we live. To prove his point further, he uses an illustration that is applicable to every single person reading this today. Here…
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How To Become A Pharisee in Six Simple Steps
The allure of becoming a Pharisee is quite attractive and downright delightful. The personal benefits of becoming one are endless. You get to control what you do, make sure others are behaving, withhold compassion from people that you do not like and initiate personal vendettas against people that are not following your book of rules.…
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Links Of The Week (Oct 10 – 14, 2011)
As I am continuing my reading in the book of Isaiah, I am focusing more and more on the glory of God and the character of God. This is partly the inspiration of the posts from this week. My sincere hope is that our contemplation on the glory of God will motivate us to demonstrate…
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The Most Mind Blowing Life Altering Words I Read All Week
This past week, the place I read from the book of Isaiah absolutely blew my mind. These were life-altering words. It is probably one of the most powerful and potent passages that I have ever come across in the Old Testament. The whole counsel of God is phenomenal and all of Scripture is profitable. This place that…
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The Danger Of Daring To Question God
When we question the actions of God, we become an offense to the will of God. When we suspiciously scrutinize the way God decided to act in a certain situation, we are submitting to our own personal preferences and neglecting the omnipotent God of the universe. When we do not agree with God or refuse to…
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How Far Can You Go To Still Consider It Distinctly Christian
Recently, the lines have been blurred between relevance and reverence. It is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between what is distinctly Christian content and what is not. The reason for this is because every side is positioning themselves as doing what they do in Jesus’ name and for the proliferation of Jesus’ fame. Both the…
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Why A Garden Is Integral To Our Salvation
Sin tainted humanity in the garden of Eden (Gen 3:6-7). Sin was conquered on behalf of humanity in the garden of Gethsemane (Lk. 22:39-46). The epic conquest for the lives of human beings did not begin at Golgotha but in Gethsemane. It is in this garden, the bloody battle for our life was begun…
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Links Of The Week (Oct 03 – 07, 2011)
This week, the response to the topics being presented here was absolutely overwhelming. I want to again personally thank every single person who read, interacted, commented, shared and subscribed. Please visit this page to find out all of the ways you can get continuous fresh content delivered right to you! This week at my church we are starting a…