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Pastoral writing on faith, doubt, culture, and everyday life with Jesus, from the pastors and leaders of Christchurch Miami.
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Apologetics Details, Details
Why does God spend fifteen chapters of Exodus on curtain measurements and lamp oil? Pastor Kent Keller connects the tabernacle's precision to Psalm 139 and a God who cares that much about you.
Apologetics Moonstruck
The moon is 400 times smaller than the sun - and 400 times closer, so it covers the sun perfectly during an eclipse. Here is what that precise design reveals about the Creator.
Apologetics Summer Solstice
The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year, and Scripture has plenty to say about light. From Jesus' words in John to the sunless glow of the New Jerusalem, here's why daylight matters.
Apologetics Earth in the Balance, Part 2
Pastor Kent looks at hurricane season through Genesis 6 — God's covenant with Noah that the seasons would keep a steady, predictable rhythm. Even storms, it turns out, serve a purpose.
Apologetics True vs False Christianity: How to Know If Your Faith Is Real
Is your faith real, or does it just look real? In Matthew 7:21–29 Jesus warns people inside the church: “I never knew you.” Here is the difference between building on rock and building on sand.
Apologetics Building Your Life on the Right Foundation: A Warning About False Faith
Not everyone who says 'Lord, Lord' will enter the kingdom, Jesus warns in Matthew 7. A sobering look at religious performance without relationship, and building your life on rock instead of sand.
Sermon Blog How to Recognize False Prophets: Following the Right Voice
How do you recognize a false prophet? In Matthew 7:15-20, Jesus gives one test that cuts through every counterfeit voice: you will know them by their fruit.
History Earth in the Balance
Stephen Hawking called it the Anthropic Principle: however you look at it, the universe seems designed for human life. From the tilt of the earth to your DNA, here's the evidence he laid out.
History The Real Saint Patrick*
Patrick wasn't Irish, and he never chased snakes out of Ireland. He was a British teen kidnapped into slavery who returned as a missionary to his former captors. Here is his real story.
Apologetics The Golden Rule: A New Way of Living
Do to others what you would have them do to you sounds simple until you have to go first. Here's how Jesus's Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12 flips self-centered ethics on its head.
Apologetics When Following Jesus Gets Hard: Finding God's Guidance Through Prayer
Following Jesus is harder than the good news first let on. In Matthew 7:7-11, Jesus gives three continuous commands, ask, seek, knock, as the way He guides us through the hard days of discipleship.
History Just War
As the U.S. goes to war with Iran, Pastor Kent revisits the Christian doctrine of just war — seven biblical criteria for when war is justified — and prays for a friend deployed overseas.