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Vince Alvidres

Apr 06

Pardoned and Glorified

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BY BURK PARSONS: If you've read Victor Hugo's classic work Les Miserables, or if you've seen the stage production or film, you'll recall the scene wherein the bitter criminal Jean Valjean has been released from prison and finds safe harbor at a bishop's home. Instead of returning the bishop's kindness, Valjean steals his silver, strikes him, and flees in the night. After Valjean is caught by the arresting officer, who represents the law, he brings Valjean before the bruised bishop…
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Apr 06

Unqualified Supremacy

By Tiger Talk Blog
BY BURK PARSONS: A few years ago I heard a sermon by the eminent Swiss theologian Dr. Roger Nicole. Prior to the sermon, I read the bulletin for the service which noted Dr. Nicole's sermon title. I recall that I became somewhat agitated when I read the title: "Lord, No." I remember thinking: "What sort of title is that?" I soon realized, however, that the title was intentionally ambiguous. To say "Lord" conveys supremacy, and to say "no" conveys disapproval…
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Apr 06

The Heaven’s Declare

By Tiger Talk Blog
BY MATT NOBLE: "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork." Psalm 19:1 Some time ago I heard a pastor speaking about the size of our galaxy. It is incredible. We know that the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. Not per hour, but per second. That is fast! To travel from one side of our galaxy to the other side of our galaxy would take 100,000 years traveling at the speed…
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Apr 06

Introducing Jesus: Where Do You Start?

By Tiger Talk Blog
BY DR. JOE ALLOTTA: The life of Jesus is recorded in the 4 Gospels, and they each reminisce about Him in a slightly different light. The first time Jesus is introduced actually illuminates quite a bit about how he will be presented. Let's get started: Mateo 1:1 The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham. So Matt wastes no time introducing Jesus. Verse 1, the first sentence establishes Jesus as human…
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Apr 06
Bible Devotional

The Surprising Return of Elijah

By Tiger Talk Blog
BY DR. STUART PARSONS: Outside of college duties, I assist an outside ministry named GotQuestions.org, by answering questions that readers pose. A reader recently asked, In Matthew 17:12, when Jesus said that Elijah has come already, then in verse 13 when it says that the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist, were the disciples mistaken in their assumption that Jesus was referring to John the Baptist? This question calls us to see an insight that…
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Apr 06
Why Christian Education?

Why Christian Education?

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BY JONATHAN REYES: Why Christian Education? That is a good question, and if I can admit, I will be biased because I am a product of Christian Education. I must admit that on the surface Christian Education sounds like Bible study, but I can attest that Christian education is simply education that stems from a Christian worldview. Before I discuss my reasoning on why Christian Education is important, I would like for you to understand my background. Growing up I…
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Apr 06

Why Pastors Should Never Touch Church Money

By Tiger Talk Blog
BY DR. JOE ALLOTTA: There are only 2 ways for a Pastor to get on the evening news, a sex scandal or a money scandal. (If you feed 100,000 homeless people or cure cancer you might make the religious section of your town's second-biggest newspaper.) I'll deal with avoiding sex scandals some other time. Oh wait, I can do it in one sentence. Just sleep with your wife. Hmm, that was easy. (Well, I'll still dig deeper into some other…
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Apr 06
Celiac, Servitude and Sovereignty

Celiac, Servitude and Sovereignty

By Tiger Talk Blog
Celiac, Servitude, and Sovereignty By Dr. Krista Mallo What I believe about Creation matters I am constantly amazed at God's handiwork. When I see a sunset I am reminded that the heavens declare the glory of God. I hear the birds chirping in the morning, and I am amazed that God created so many similar creatures, but they are all different enough to know the sounds of their own kind. I understand that God is perfect in every possible way,…
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Apr 03

Contentment in the Wrong Context

By Tiger Talk Blog
BY STEPHEN SMAROWSKY: This year, on Christmas morning, my daughter said something that made me reflect on an important reality particularly for me and in general for all Christians. After opening gifts for about 15 minutes my wife and I hit the pause button on our morning gift exchange in order to get some breakfast going. Once we returned to the living room I told both of our kids that another gift would not be opened until all of the…
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Apr 03
Why do good things happen to bad people?

Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People?

By Tiger Talk Blog
Why Do Bad Thing Happen to Good People? Most people ask, Why do bad things happen to good people? I'll give you my answer, too, just for kicks and giggles. But I think the tougher question is in the title. It seems counter-productive for God to allow good things to happen to people who want nothing to do with Him. Don't people usually turn to God when in crisis? Scripture is filled with passages that essentially say that it rains…
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