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Ep. 057 | Self-care

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Self-care can be a bad thing or a good thing. Cuatro and Michael try to explain biblically what self-care should really look like in the life of a believer and particularly for pastoral ministry. For many Christians, their failure to take care of themselves actually hurts their end goals! Feedback is always welcome. [content type=page … Read more

Ep. 054 | Avoid the Appearance of Evil?

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There is a verse in 1 Thess 5:22 which is rendered as “Abstain from all appearance of evil” in some translations. In this episode, Cuatro and Michael talk about the effect of this translation on our lives and offer some other ways to think about this verse. Feedback is always welcome. [content type=page name=subscribe-to-roundtable]  

Resolution on the Sacredness of the Southern Baptist Pulpit

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In the 2006 preface to his biography on John Calvin, Steve Lawson wrote, “As the pulpit goes, so goes the church…In this hour, pastors must see their pulpits again marked by sequential exposition, doctrinal clarity, and a sense of gravity regarding eternal matters. This, in my estimation, is the need of the hour.” 16 years … Read more

Family Camp – (guest) Movie Review

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Family Camp I’ve been on every major production company’s list of “Christian” bloggers for over a decade so when I heard about Family Camp, I was interested because the Skit Guys had made some good content years ago. But when I watched the trailer I was annoyed within 30 seconds. I endured the whole trailer … Read more

Quick Thoughts on Bethel Redding California

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Bad Theology Take Here’s a screenshotted FB post where someone quoted Kris Vallotton (from Bethel Redding) saying that the church must demonstrate the miraculous works of Christ. It is clearly implied that this is what allows nonbelievers to experience repentance. Additionally, the “judge not” card is being played against anyone who would judge people for … Read more

Things Above Needs Your Help

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Hello brothers and sisters! Michael Coughlin, Allen Nelson, Chuck Ivey, Dave Mitchell, and George Alvarado need your help. We write at Things Above Us and desire our audience and subscriptions to expand. So in essence, we just need three things. If you can help with one or more of these, that would be awesome. Help … Read more

Looking unto Jesus, In Context

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In Hebrews 12:2, the key phrase “looking unto Jesus” is often quoted, but popularly misunderstood in light of its context. In general, every Christian knows we should always keep our eyes on Jesus. And in the midst of the troubles we face, it’s even more important to stay focused on Him as the apple of … Read more

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Hello and happy Friday to those of you reading this on the day it’s posted. Recently we discovered that our Mailchimp feed was headed to most people’s SPAM mailboxes. This issue has now been fixed! Please use the subscribe links on the page to get an email every time a new post is published. And … Read more

Some Updates on Things Above Us

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We have been going through some transitions lately so I wanted to share a bit of what has been happening. Personally, I have been really busy pastoring Covenant Bible Church so my time for writing has been limited. No one has reached out to complain that I haven’t written lately, so I’m not as motivated … Read more