Author Archives: Mark Morrow

0154 — Reasons to Believe

Hmmm, I imagine you are wondering, “Reasons to believe WHAT?” Right? In a nutshell, reasons to believe that GOD exists and that He is the Creator and that science bears testimony to both those facts. So some of you may … Continue reading

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0153 — Behold the Sectarian Pattern

I had thought about using a different title, but in deference to the author I just kept the title of his original article, “Behold the Sectarian Pattern.” Joe Beam has a story that will keep you on the edge of … Continue reading

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0152 — I’m Having a Different Experience

Couples (and sometimes churches) experience events in their lives differently and wind up arguing about “who said what” and therefore “who is really right.” I have found it far more productive for couples to acknowledge, “I’m having a different experience … Continue reading

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0148 — IS God “in control?”

God’s will does not always come to pass. Does that sound… wrong… somehow? How many times have we heard, though normally stated in softer, more compassionate terms, “Just get over it!  It happened, so it was obviously God’s will; accept … Continue reading

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0147 — Grace? or Faith? And?

  Grace?  Or Faith?  Or Works? AND Works?  ???     For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can … Continue reading

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0146 — IMPOSSIBLE to Repent!

Dear ISI’ers, I saved this back in March from a posting by Jay Guin to put in the blog sometime. I was impressed all over again reading it just now, refreshing my memory as to why I had saved it … Continue reading

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0145 — Falling from Grace?

There’s not a lot for me to add to the plagiarized (well, it’s not plagiarized if I give credit to whom credit is due, right?) posting from Jay Guin except “Amen!” I especially appreciate his definition of legalism; I think … Continue reading

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0144 — Disputable Matters

I had never heard the discussion of “disputable matters” and “matters of indifference” presented in the way Jay does below.  It hangs together for me.  What about you? In Him, Mark   Falling from Grace: The Paradox of Romans 14 … Continue reading

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0143 — What Is a Restoration Church?

Sorry, don’t have much time to expound on this right now, but listen to this sermon (really more of a “talk”) when you get time! Why? Because this “What is…?” talk is from someone with a lot of credibility with … Continue reading

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0142 — Diary of a Believer (002)

Sheila explains why she published her Diary: The Diary of a Believer also includes the events that encouraged, and sometimes forced me to examine my faith, figuring out exactly what I believed and why. These were the same events that … Continue reading

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