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Did God Really Say? Unmasking the Serpent’s Lies

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Have you ever gotten one of those emails that look legitimate—same logo, same colors, same tone—but something feels off? Then you check the sender’s address and realize the name is misspelled by one letter. Instant relief: Whew… glad I didn’t fall for that. That’s what deception does. It doesn’t scream a lie. It whispers a twist. In Genesis 3, we meet the very first twist—and that whisper still echoes in our world, our culture, and our internal battles. The devil’s most effective weapon has never been force; it’s deception. But Scripture shows us how to recognize it, resist it, and walk in God’s truth. Let’s take a closer look at the oldest lie ever told. The First Whisper: “Did God Really Say…?” Genesis places us in a perfect garden filled with yeses and one protective boundary. Into that goodness slithers the Serpent—crafty, subtle, shrewd. He begins with a question: “Did God really say…?” He doesn’t argue. He doesn’t threaten. He simply reframes God as restrictive. ...
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When Civility Fails: A Pastor’s Response to Violence, Rage, and the Hard Work of Truth

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  by Bart L. Denny, Ph.D. Introduction — Why I must speak I have been reflecting on recent events in our nation and wrestling with how best to speak into them. As a follower of Jesus Christ and as a pastor, I believe my calling is to shed more light than heat in times of turmoil, and to offer the seasoning of grace in a culture that often tastes bitter. This will not be an exercise in soft-peddling. It will be frank, pastoral, and, where necessary, unflinching. Somewhere, this post will fail to address a consideration that it might have spoken to. I own it, saying in my defense only that space prevents my discussing everything that might be said on a subject and my views on it. Yet undoubtedly, this will cover more ground than most newspaper op-ed articles. Some readers may focus on one thing I say in the post without taking the entirety of what I said here in context. I pray you won't. But I resign myself to the likelihood some will. What I saw this past week I saw a young...
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