Beyond Emmaus

If God is So Powerful & Good, Why Do Bad Things Happen?

Tom Fortmuller — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 03:51:30 +0000

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What Does Separation of Church and State Really Mean?

Tom Fortmuller — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:47:43 +0000

Did you know the word “nice” used to mean foolish or stupid? Ironically, people started using it as a way to describe someone as “pleasant” or “decent,” unaware of its original meaning, and over time, “nice” completely lost its original meaning. The phrase “separation of church and state” is the same way. It meant something [...]

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Bacon is the New Tulip

Tom Fortmuller — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:29:27 +0000

The ubiquitous bacon. Now used to explain solid theology.

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Know Your Role: As Messenger

Tom Fortmuller — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 03:54:25 +0000

This is the fifth in a series of posts exploring the roles ascribed to Christians by looking at the example of Epaphroditus in Philippians 2:25-29. See also: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Brother Part 3: Worker Part 4: Soldier Christians have always been a people with a message to share. In all the three synoptic [...]

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Worship is a War Song

Tom Fortmuller — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:54:47 +0000

When Christians sing together, we don’t just do so because it’s what the church has always done (although it is, 1 Cor. 14:26) or because God commands us to (although he does, Ps. 96:1). We also sing because we are the army of God, and that’s what victorious armies do. Read the full article at [...]

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Know Your Role: As Soldier

Tom Fortmuller — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:30:01 +0000

This is the fourth in a series of posts exploring the roles ascribed to Christians by looking at the example of Epaphroditus in Philippians 2:25-29. See also: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Brother Part 3: Worker As a Christian, how comfortable are you with the role of soldier, of knowing you are called to battle? [...]

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Is the Bible Reliable

Tom Fortmuller — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:08:05 +0000

Has the New Testament been changed, corrupted, or mistranslated to the point that we don’t know what it originally said? Video courtesy of LDS Video Encyclopedia.

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Know Your Role: As Worker

Tom Fortmuller — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:37:26 +0000

This is the third in a series of posts exploring the roles ascribed to Christians by looking at the example of Epaphroditus in Philippians 2:25-29. See also: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Brother Saved By Works Here is a bold statement: A Christian is one who is saved by works. Now, before getting all sola [...]

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Faint Not – Jenny & Tyler

Tom Fortmuller — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:27:40 +0000

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hearing for the first time the husband and wife duo of Jenny & Tyler through a tweet about their new album Open Your Doors being on sale in iTunes for $3.99. The fact that two people who love each other can do what they both love doing together is [...]

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Holy Spirit Neglect

Tom Fortmuller — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:46:06 +0000

The church becomes irrelevant when it becomes purely a human creation. We are not all we were made to be when everything in our lives and churches can be explained apart from the work and presence of the Spirit of God. …this is the question I just can’t get around: If it’s true that the [...]

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