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Unity: A Death and Resurrection

Edwin Copeland
1 Apr 2021
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Unity is a popular word these days — and why wouldn’t it be? In a world dominated by vaccine conspiracies, feuds over masks, political division, racial unrest and economic uncertainty, the call to unity seems refreshing and warranted. In the last few weeks alone, several Christian and non-Christian books on the topic of unity have debuted with much fanfare, many calling for unity as “a way forward” to a more hopeful future of the Church and society. Yet I believe a critical reality to unity is missing: death.   Death Unity requires death. Unity without death is a cheap facade […]

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The Significance of Passover and the Passover Meal (Seder) for Believers Today

Stanley Goldenberg
26 Mar 2021
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What we refer to as “The Last Supper” – which is commemorated every time we take communion – was in reality a Passover Seder, a meal that Yeshua (Jesus) and his disciples would have celebrated their entire lives. However, it was at that particular Seder that Yeshua chose to give the REAL significance to this meal and holiday. The holiday of Passover (really three feasts in one — The Feast of Passover, The Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the Feast of Firstfruits) had been created and observed as a commemoration of God’s miraculous deliverance of the Jewish people from the […]

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Six Myths About Research

Rob Hoskins
10 Mar 2021
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One of the first questions I ask leaders who want input on a new idea is, “What does your research say?” I’m shocked at how few have good research in hand before launching major initiatives. I think research scares most people. However, we have found that research is revelatory and vital. Maybe debunking these six myths about research will help demystify the process.   Myth #1: Research tells you the truth Research reports don’t give you big, mind blowing conclusions. Instead, they provide a better understanding of the reality of your present circumstances. A good research report guides you on […]

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Challenge the Powers – Serve Christ

Dr. Gene L. Green
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“The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God” (Mark 1:1, NIV).   “And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, ‘Surely this man was the Son of God!’” (Mark 15:39, NIV).   Roman Imperial Power   The Gospel of Mark begins and ends with a direct challenge to Roman imperial power. Mark wrote to persecuted Christians in the heart of the empire – the City of Rome – and makes the claim that Jesus the crucified Messiah is the Sovereign, not the emperor. Questions about the powers still […]

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“Behold! I Make All Things New”

Dr. Warren Gage
9 Mar 2021
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Go with me back in time. It is 6:17 in the morning, April 6th, the 17th year of Tiberius Caesar. It is a few moments before sunrise. We are in a dark place, somewhere in Judea, a troubled province of the Roman Empire. There is a sudden movement of the earth beneath our feet. We brace ourselves in the darkness. It is an earthquake! Unable to see anything in the darkness, suddenly we hear the low, grinding sound of a heavy stone door being rolled away. Bright light intermittently enters the dark chamber where we find ourselves. The stone comes […]

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Resurrection: Embarrassing Evidence

Dr. Tommy Boland
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(Scroll down to leave a comment on the  Resurrection) Because Easter is the first Sunday in April, I will focus my March article on the resurrection of Jesus. In sharing the good news of the gospel, I have learned from teachers like Habermas, Licona, Craig, and others, under the heading of “Criteria of Authenticity,” that counter-productive evidence for the resurrection really resonates with the skeptic. In my personal experience as a pastor, this draws the person I am witnessing to deeper into the gospel conversation, and often, it has led to a profession of faith in Jesus. Let’s take a […]

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The World According To James

Omar Aleman
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“Get yourself a stack of 3 X 5 cards, and come see me.” Dr. Wright was my favorite college professor, by far. We formed a friendship born in the classroom and developed at the baseball stadium, where I played and he cheered. While he taught and I ran the bases, somehow we became “equals.” So when he asked me to help hone his Spanish speaking skills by conversing with him exclusively in my native language and I gleefully agreed, he sat in motion an event that has molded my life to this day.   The business of cards I sat […]

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Misplaced Hope

Adam Pizarro
4 Mar 2021
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In Psalm 20:7 David makes a powerful statement: “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” Misplaced hope? Back in David’s day if you had chariots and horses, you were a force to be reckoned with. You had power and stability on the battlefield. Power and stability brought comfort and peace. What David is saying here is that his power and stability comes by trusting in the name of the Lord. Meaning, he’s not putting his hope in things that he can physically control. He’s trusting, or in other […]

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In Women’s History Month, Look Back Gratefully But Also Look Around

Dr. Debra A. Schwinn
3 Mar 2021
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As I peruse the fascinating resources collected for Women’s History Month, I thank God for the suffragists and other pioneers in our land of opportunity, a land where opportunity hasn’t always abounded for all. But as I look back with gratitude, I also look around me to see many women today who inspire us by using the gifts God gave them: serving and leading, untethered by the stereotypes and expectations of culture. Consider some of the encouraging ladies we see within the Palm Beach Atlantic community.  Best Women at PBA Among many key female leaders at PBA, here are two […]

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My Capitol Experience

Stephan Tchividjian
2 Mar 2021
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I find it interesting how a date will memorialize a moment in time. Loss has a particular ability to memorialize itself. We have all experienced some form of loss or another in the past year. We have lost loved ones; we have lost jobs, opportunities, experiences and the like. We have also lost some “heroes,” not all necessarily to a global pandemic but to the ever-present sin pandemic. A few weeks ago, I was reminded that my father had passed twelve years ago. Lisa, my wife, and I were also reminded of the loss of her sister 31 years ago […]

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