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3 Gifts of the Holy Spirit They Never Told You About In Corinthians

June 26, 2012 — 3 Comments

If you are part of a charismatic church or have visited one you might have noticed that some Corinthian behavior is present. Most popular of those is speaking in tongues and other various manifestations. (However, not the sexual behaviors…..the denominational churches have the deviant sexual behavior of the Corinthians church taken care of already).

What you might not know is that the list of spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 is not an exhaustive list. Paul obviously was not aware that the 20th and 21st century would bring with them an appendix of gifts in addition to the old ones; IE, wisdom, knowledge, healing, etc…..Here are a few that can be added to the list. Continue Reading…

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3 Things I’ve Learned About Politics From Church Sermons

June 24, 2012 — Leave a comment

If you have been a Christian for at least one voting term you will know that many pastors and church leaders are pretty serious about voting and associating with the appropriate political party. In fact, if you don’t align with that view you might not be welcome in which ever church you are attending, or at the very least you may receive a partial shunning because of your ignorance of God’s voting preferences. Continue Reading…

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First Day of Summer; Summer Solstice

June 18, 2012 — 1 Comment

Welcome Dust Off the Bible readers. As we approach what we Americans call the official start of summer, June 21st; or more accurately, June 20-22nd, depending on the year. Here is some information about this interesting day, where it came from, and why it matters to Christians. Continue Reading…

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An Ode To All Fathers: 5 Most Embarrassing Dad Traits

June 13, 2012 — Leave a comment

As we reflect on father’s coming up this Sunday, 17th; I thought it would be appropriate to list just exactly why father’s are so near a dear to our hearts. Continue Reading…

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5 Reasons To Join dustoffthebible.com Christian Social Network

June 12, 2012 — Leave a comment


1. It doesn’t look or feel like a low budget d-class film of a website.
http://dustoffthebible.com looks good and it has rich user features as well for making it look even better! Want to customize your profile? You can. Want to post stuff on other people’s profile like facebook? You can do that too! Continue Reading…

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5 Body Language Lessons in Church Worship

June 11, 2012 — 1 Comment

I have always been fascinated by people different body movements during worship; primarily because I really an not much of a mover. Here are 5 of my favorites. Continue Reading…

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3 Things In Church Services that Terrify Normal People

June 9, 2012 — 1 Comment

If I asked you why some people visit your church and never return you might have some pretty sound reasons why that is. Some of those reasons might even be very deep theologically. You could say, “they just did’t like the style.” Or “they were too Calvinist.” Or even this gem; “they must need a more seeker friendly church.”

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Christianese

June 6, 2012 — 1 Comment

Christanese: A communicable language within the Christian subculture with words and phrases created, redefined, and / or patened that applies only to the Christian sphere of influence. Continue Reading…

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Luka Rocco Magnotta, Mailing the Body Parts of Jun Lin

June 4, 2012 — 1 Comment

The Canadian Porn Actor Accused of Video Taping, Killing, and Mailing the Body Parts To Top Political Parties. Luka Rocco Magnotta was taken into custody Monday in an internet cafe in Berlin after a person recognized him. Continue Reading…

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Renegade

June 2, 2012 — Leave a comment

Oh mama, I’m in fear for my life from the long arm of the law
Lawman has put an end to my running and I’m so far from my home
Oh mama, I can hear your crying you’re so scared and all alone
Hangman is coming down from the gallows and I don’t have very long Continue Reading…

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