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Ark Building: A New Kind of Faith
Guest Post by Lori Slaughter, Pastor of Living Well, Wausau, Wisconsin Noah’s ark is one of the most repeated stories in the Bible. It meant little to me, though. For over 30 years, I have placed my faith in the Lord Jesus. Raised Catholic, my parents taught me to honor God and respect His Word. All of my life, I have heard and read the Bible many times without a significant impact on my personal life. Stories of Abraham, David, and even Paul seemed distant from me, being alive at the turn of the millennium, though I tried to put myself in their shoes. As I did, the Lord…
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How Narcissists Misinterpret Scripture
Many of us misinterpret Scripture. It takes both the guidance of the Holy Spirit and serious study to figure out what the Bible is telling us and avoid misinterpretation. We all have our filters that obscure the truth, and translations are sometimes spotty at best. But the difference between a sincere Christian’s attempt to understand the Bible versus how a narcissist uses it for his or her advantage becomes apparent with a little digging. Any interpretation of the Bible that does not involve the Holy Spirit is bound to be inaccurate. But as unfortunate as that can be, the real danger lies in those who use it for their selfish…
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The Concept of Narcissism in the Bible: Part 1
The concept of narcissism was called out by Paul long before Psychology sank its teeth into the idea as a personality disorder. But having just created a list of fifteen narcissistic traits, I thought I would see how Paul did it. And it strikes me as very interesting that Paul says these men would surface in the last days. NPD, or Narcissistic Personality Disorder, didn’t make it into the DSM until 1980. Paul nailed it sometime in the first century. I am just going to go one by one and look deeply at the concept of narcissism according to Paul. I find it very instructional and somewhat painful, as my…
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