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What Christmas Is All About Charlie Brown

9 Dec

Flatland Church is doing a great new series on Christmas. Recently they linked to this video and a short devotional and story to go along with it. The Christmas classic that almost wasn’t by Bill Nichols (USA Today) A Charlie … Read More »

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Vote or Don’t Complain

3 Nov

Tomorrow is Election Day so make sure you go out and VOTE! I don’t care who you vote for – just go and VOTE. You’ve heard it before but if you don’t vote – you don’t have a right to … Read More »

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New Man’s Open Letter to Tony Campolo

5 Oct

I just read an Open Letter to Tony Campolo by Drew Dyck of New Man Magazine. In it, he questions a couple of positions that Campolo seems to hold – 1) Muslims obtaining salvation apart from belief in Christ and … Read More »

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Why Should I Belong

5 Sep

About a year ago, I wrote a post entitled, The Ultimate Doctrinal Question. It was a fun look at how cerebral some churches can get. At Flatland (formerly Grace) we want to be a church who welcomes everyone. We’re beginning … Read More »

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God’s Grace – 101

3 Sep

The other day, I was reading a book that discussed objections that some people have for not believing in God. One of the reasons was that they couldn’t (wouldn’t) believe in a God that would send good people to hell. … Read More »

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