Resisting Natural Evil
There are two agents of evil in the empirical world: man and nature. People generally accept that there is an obligation to stop man’s...
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Coastlands Church
- Jul 11
- 4 min
In Defense of Reckless
No contemporary Christian song garners as much criticism as the Cory Asbury song "Reckless Love" where we find this line: "Oh the...
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Coastlands Church
- Jan 9
- 2 min
The First Civil Disobedience
Exodus 1:15-21. The first recorded act of civil disobedience in the Bible presents for us the justification of all true civil...
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Coastlands Church
- Jul 21, 2023
- 7 min
San Diego Pride Parade Outreach 2023
For two years it has been on my heart to reach out to the increasingly popular, sexually deviant culture. This year I finally had the...
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Coastlands Church
- Jun 21, 2023
- 2 min
Happy Juneteenth
"Happy Juneteenth! Don't forget, slave laws and anti-literacy laws occurred simultaneously. They aimed not only to enslave individuals...
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Coastlands Church
- Mar 13, 2023
- 2 min
Jesus Revolution
This movie moved me. I consider myself a product of the Jesus movement. So many of those who have guided me and loved me came from this...
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Coastlands Church
- Feb 13, 2023
- 10 min
A Christian response to Brian McLaren’s Adventures in Missing the Point; Truth
Recently, one of my former students brought me an article by prominent postmodernist Brian McLaren. The excerpt was from a book titled...
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Coastlands Church
- Jan 16, 2023
- 1 min
Blessedness
At its most basic level, blessedness is the place of human flourishing. Psalm 1 paints the picture of a firmly rooted tree, strong and...
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Coastlands Church
- Oct 12, 2022
- 9 min
Bad Ideas: A Case Study on Eugenics and Transgenderism
If ideas have consequences, bad ideas have bad consequences. But what if those bad ideas become massively popular? History has shown us,...
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Coastlands Church
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
The Narrow Path
The secret to the narrow road is the beauty and peace of divine company. A narrow road is rarely safe. The entrance is sometimes just a...
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Coastlands Church
- May 23, 2022
- 2 min
Fulfill the Law
One of the most misunderstood passages in Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount is His introduction for the interpretation of the Law in...
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Coastlands Church
- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
Roe vs Wade
With the imminent rescission of Row vs Wade I’ve watched and heard numerous conversations on the matter of abortion, ethics, and law....
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Coastlands Church
- Apr 12, 2022
- 1 min
A Father’s “No.”
Do you know what the most powerful word a dad says is? Just one word: It’s “no” N-O No, you can’t eat cake for dinner. No, you can’t...
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Coastlands Church
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Christ who Strengthens me
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” I’ve changed my mind twice now on this scripture. This often memorized and often...
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Coastlands Church
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
Religious Monsters
Religious monsters. I’ve met them, you’ve met them: always either depressed/not good enough or massively prideful, comparing, and fake-...
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Coastlands Church
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Love is Love
Love is love. I see it on little signs in people’s yards. What people are trying to say is that romantic affection and sexual acts are...
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Coastlands Church
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
Darkness Was Not Created
Darkness. Interesting to note that darkness was not created, but it is identified. It’s the state of being before any light- the first...
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