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Pastoral writing on faith, doubt, culture, and everyday life with Jesus, from the pastors and leaders of Christchurch Miami.
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History Earth in the Balance
Stephen Hawking called it the Anthropic Principle: however you look at it, the universe seems designed for human life. From the tilt of the earth to your DNA, here's the evidence he laid out.
History The Real Saint Patrick*
Patrick wasn't Irish, and he never chased snakes out of Ireland. He was a British teen kidnapped into slavery who returned as a missionary to his former captors. Here is his real story.
Apologetics The Golden Rule: A New Way of Living
Do to others what you would have them do to you sounds simple until you have to go first. Here's how Jesus's Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12 flips self-centered ethics on its head.
Apologetics When Following Jesus Gets Hard: Finding God's Guidance Through Prayer
Following Jesus is harder than the good news first let on. In Matthew 7:7-11, Jesus gives three continuous commands, ask, seek, knock, as the way He guides us through the hard days of discipleship.
History Just War
As the U.S. goes to war with Iran, Pastor Kent revisits the Christian doctrine of just war — seven biblical criteria for when war is justified — and prays for a friend deployed overseas.
Apologetics Don't Judge Others: What Jesus Really Meant About Judgment and Grace
Jesus' words 'judge not' aren't a ban on moral discernment — they're a warning against playing God. Here's what the Sermon on the Mount teaches about judgment, grace, and the log in your own eye.
Sermon Blog What Did Jesus Say About Anxiety? Finding Peace in Worry
What did Jesus say about anxiety? In Matthew 6:25-34, He tells us three times not to worry — because worry never works. Here is how faith speaks truth to an anxious heart.
History In Honor of President's Day
In honor of President's Day, a collection of quotes from Washington to Reagan on faith, prayer, and their shared conviction that religion and morality are pillars a free nation cannot do without.
Apologetics Where Your Treasure Is: Understanding God's Generosity and Our Response
In Matthew 6:19-24, Jesus says where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Here is what he teaches about generosity, anxiety over money, and why you can't serve both God and wealth.
Apologetics When You Fast: Keeping It Real in Your Faith
Jesus assumes His followers will fast — but in Matthew 6:16-18 He draws a sharp line between fasting for God alone and fasting as a performance. Here's what authentic faith looks like.
History Black History Month
You know Frederick Douglass and MLK. But do you know Wentworth Cheswell, the first Black American elected to office, or Lemuel Haynes, the first Black pastor of a white congregation in America?
Apologetics How to Pray Authentically: Lessons from the Lord's Prayer
Jesus warned against praying for show. In the Sermon on the Mount, He gives us the Lord's Prayer as a model instead — a God who is close, holy, and gracious. Here's how to pray like you mean it.