Kinship Blog

How to Develop Biblical Decision-Making Skills

You know how sometimes things in the Bible just keep coming up in your life? Well, for me, I keep bumping into this concept in the Bible of casting lots. This goes way back to Exodus where God has told Moses (in…

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Grace Wins

We've all heard the news: Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted of murder in the death of Botham Jean. The trial lasted a week. The jury deliberated less than a day. And in that…

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So long Twin's Baseball! By Allen Jones

So long Bomba Squad, rally squirrel, and the incredible Minnesota Twin's 2019 baseball season. The word disappointed would not quite sum up my feelings today after the Twins ended their playoff push with three straight losses to the terrible,…

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What Good is the Church?

A dear pastor friend of mine recently posted that question on his blog. The moment I saw it, I knew I needed to write about it, not because I have somehow been called by God to defend His Church, but that…

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Overcomer

God does not believe in coincidence. I have written that before --more than once. Last Friday night, I sat in a nice, warm dry movie theater and watched yet another excellent Christian film by the Kendrick…

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IMHO

One of the most obvious things about the ubiquity and prominence of social media in our culture today is the ease and ability of people to voice their opinions. From a historical perspective, it seems almost inevitable…