InkleDeux

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A lot of people of a certain view have long made the claim that hell is other people. That is one of the most clearly untrue statements I've ever heard. Heaven is where there will be other people, if I'm ever in hell, Heaven forbid, I'll be on my own. https://t.co/kyQBukYRwG

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In their Bibles, AJ and Brandon both noticed that sin always leads to separation and holiness always leads to the people being gathered together. Why is that? And how do we interpret that in our own experiences of isolation and friendship? https://t.co/yfjfrFRP54

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in that simple phrase that I had become disordered. My focus had shifted from God to myself. I was seeking something with desperation but it was for myself. Every time, God "blew it away." https://t.co/9lZfs0T4MC

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This week, AJ and Brandon talk about the idea of idolatry and what it would mean to serve Mammon, which we tend to translate as money. How is it possible to "serve" money? How do we avoid it, even as we try to build a business? https://t.co/v9kPgXc4ls

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A lot of us have a tendency to focus on the value of independence. Especially among guys, there can be a tendency to treat friends and support as a weakness, like we shouldn't need anyone. This is stupid. https://t.co/fAKrY2hl1m

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This week, AJ and Brandon are joined by Walther, because, if you're going to discuss friendship, you need to have a friend to discuss it with. Making friends isn't always easy, but it's definitely important. https://t.co/X2sYu1fkax

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Stewardship is a difficult but important term in Christianity. I am pursuing a better understanding of it and came to this 3 question model. https://t.co/GC7pjJAeuF

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AJ had something of a revelation this weekend listening to the Gospel about St. Thomas and his doubts about Christ's resurrection, so he and Brandon talk about the struggle with doubt and St. Thomas' incredible response once he realized the truth. https://t.co/RCA8kPokYh

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Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. Now, maybe you read that sentence and found yourself thinking something along the lines of, "Well, duh. Any other breaking news?" Sure, fair enough. We know that already. https://t.co/ZuJjnJG8LF

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AJ and Brandon jump into a conversation about stewardship. Sports, capitalism, and culture all play a part in helping us come to grips with what it is and what we need to be doing. https://t.co/HP9dLYwL4g

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We will not win on this side of heaven and that's ok. Our treasure is elsewhere, in the persons of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Mockers and scoffers have but one destiny (Proverbs 19), so let them enjoy their false sense of victory and hold tight to https://t.co/aVlciVvCub

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This week, as we prepare for Holy Week and Easter, AJ and Brandon talk about the tendency to view Christ's work as restoring us to Eden and just how short that sells what Jesus accomplished. https://t.co/PAcsAuPqib

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At the very beginning of the year, the first thing I go over with students is always the idea of objective truth. A lot of them just sort of assume that perception is reality and that people need to be free to pursue their truth. https://t.co/CGumc0yuSE

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Continuing their look at CS Lewis' Reflections on the Psalms, AJ and Brandon discuss the Psalmist sense of the after life and God's ongoing revelation through the Bible about what Heaven and Hell really are. https://t.co/fw6ju1a0Ep

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God has been hinting at and guiding us gently to the place we needed to be to receive Christ. https://t.co/7UvdVpTEBw

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This week, Brandon starts us off talking about a hard conversation with an anxious 8 year old. It's all well and good talking about the faith, but how do you explain death, heaven, and hell to a kid without causing trauma or losing the reality? https://t.co/xYnQdZSxhp

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Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are staples, and can play a huge part in a successful Lent. In the end, though, Lent comes down to two requirements. Repent and believe. That's it. https://t.co/s8RRM2DJa5

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This week, AJ and Brandon continue looking at CS Lewis' Reflections on the Psalms. This time, the focus is on the way the psalmist not only welcomes, but actively calls on God as his judge. Where does this confidence come from and where has it gone? https://t.co/eZdCgNQ92t

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That's the benefit of celebrating Lent and Easter every year. The seasons are a progressive cycle, much like our life. This is our time to focus on our return to the cross and new life in Christ and every year we will fall a little closer to Christ. https://t.co/NFTwDiBM9x

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Brandon is back! This week, he and AJ talk about CS Lewis' observation that the most heated and difficult faith conversations tend to come not from faithful believers nor staunch atheists, but semi-believers. https://t.co/LO6gLuR0m5