Author Archives: Tim Farley

The Doubly Offensive Jesus

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Tim Farley

Trevin Wax has written an article titled Give Me the Doubly Offensive Jesus, Please. The article appears at The Gospel Coalition’s website. You should take the time to read it. While you are at it, you may find Trevin’s other articles useful as … Continue reading →

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Prosperity: It’s Another Gospel

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Tim Farley

In a recent sermon series on 1 Peter, I commented that I believe prosperity theology (a.k.a. “health and wealth”, “name it and claim it”, “word of faith”, etc.) is one of the greatest opponents of true Christianity in the world … Continue reading →

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Hungering and Thirsting

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Tim Farley

I have been studying the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12) with a group on Wednesday nights. Tonight, we will be looking at Matthew 5:6 where Jesus says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” As … Continue reading →

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It’s Not as Difficult as We Make It

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Tim Farley

Go to any Christian bookstore (or browse one online) and you will find many titles concerning the issue of finding God’s will. It can be overwhelming, especially since there are some crazy ideas out there about how this should be … Continue reading →

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We Are Called to Something Bigger

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Tim Farley

We Christians, at least here in the U. S., have an autonomy problem. We want to figure everything out on our own and we think we know better than anyone else. It seems suspiciously familiar to the root of sin … Continue reading →

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Lord’s Day or Sabbath Day

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Tim Farley

When Christians think of Sundays they often think of it as day of rest. Some even think of the day as a Sabbath day. But where does this idea come from? When and why did Christians begin meeting on Sundays and did … Continue reading →

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A Goal Before I Die

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Tim Farley

A few years ago I led a church through the study of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) over a one-year period. At the same time, I challenged our people to hand-write the Gospel of John. We used … Continue reading →

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Some Final Thoughts on Halloween

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Tim Farley

Over the past few days, I have posted a few things on my Facebook page regarding how Christians should think about Halloween. The general discussion that has taken place has been focused on whether or not Christians should participate in … Continue reading →

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Why I Stopped Blogging and Why I Am Starting Again

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Tim Farley

After much internal debate on my part, I have decided that I am going to begin blogging regularly again. If you look at my blog closely, you will notice at one time I was posting three or four articles per … Continue reading →

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Our Role in the World

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Tim Farley

What is the Christian’s responsibility in the world? This may seem like an easy question at first, but it is one that has been debated for ages. The phrase “be in the world, not of the world” is often cited, … Continue reading →

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