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Why don't we rebaptize?
People frequently wonder whether they should be rebaptized. Usually, it's for one of two reasons. Either they were baptized as an infant, and they ask if they should be baptized as part of their profession of faith. Or they were baptized before they got serious about following Jesus and, having later committed to serious discipleship, wonder if they should rebatized. In this video, I talk through the issues with Dr. Jonathan Powers (Asbury Seminary). We cover: WHY pastors sho
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Chronological Snobbery and the Question of Christ
Ever tempted to think we have little to learn from people who lived long ago? If so, C.S. Lewis would warn you against what he called...
Matt O'Reilly
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Christmas and Communion (or Incarnation and Eucharist)
My Advent series of sermons this year focuses on the significance of the Eucharist. In preparing for this series, I’ve spent some time...
Matt O'Reilly
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3 Reasons for Reading Backwards with Richard Hays (@Baylor_Press)
After attending part of the review panel for Richard Hays’ new short book, Reading Backwards: Figural Christology and the Fourfold Gospel...
Matt O'Reilly
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Around the Links: The Virgin Birth (@LarryWHurtado @triablogue @ScotMcKnight @DouglasWils)
The doctrine of the virgin birth (or, more properly, the virginal conception) has had a little extra attention around the web in recent...
Matt O'Reilly
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If Jesus isn’t white, what does he look like?
You’ve probably heard by now that Fox News host Megyn Kelly has gotten herself into a bit of a racial controversy for claiming that Santa...
Matt O'Reilly
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The Promise of Peace: Christmas in the Wake of Tragedy
When I began preparing my sermon for last Sunday on the topic of Christmas and the promise of peace, I didn’t know I would deliver it...
Matt O'Reilly
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Hope Is with Us
I love Christmas! I love it for so many different reasons. I love singing my favorite Christmas carols in church every Sunday. I love all...
Matt O'Reilly
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Advent Evangelism
First, the shepherds didn’t mess with the message. They are said to have made known that which was said to them. They are courriers for...
Matt O'Reilly
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