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    Author: essentialpastor

    Pastor D.M. Richardson is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (dual B.A., History and Music) and an MDiv graduate of Southeastern Seminary (Master of Divinity in Christian Apologetics). Richardson received the call from God to shepherd an internet flock and desires to see the masses come to faith in Jesus. Pastor Richardson is the author of four books: "Short-Sighted Faith: Once Saved, Always Saved (OSAS) and the Doctrine of Perseverance" and the new two-book series against the Gospel of Inclusion, the first of which is "Doctrinal Deception: Responding to Carlton Pearson's The Gospel of Inclusion." The second book of the two-book series is titled "More Doctrinal Deception: Bishop Carlton Pearson's Inclusion, Further Examined." Her latest book, titled "Lydia's Heart: The Case for Prevenient Grace," is now available in Kindle and Paperback at Amazon.

    Kamala Harris: A Historic Candidate or a Misguided Metaphor?

    Social media post on the 2024 Presidential Election. Image Credit: Facebook A post ran past my social media feed the other day pertaining to the 2024 Presidential…… Read more “Kamala Harris: A Historic Candidate or a Misguided Metaphor?”

    November 3, 2024November 3, 2024 by essentialpastor

    Building Your Evidence: Non-Formulary (Not Covered) Medications And Step Therapy Requirements

    Photo by Laura Tancredi on Pexels.com Have you ever tried to obtain financial coverage for a particular medication from an insurance company, only to be denied? It…… Read more “Building Your Evidence: Non-Formulary (Not Covered) Medications And Step Therapy Requirements”

    October 20, 2024November 3, 2024 by essentialpastor

    Skimming on the Details: International Delight’s New Reese’s Iced Coffee

    The front of the Reese’s new Iced Coffee can. Image credit: International Delight Just a few hours ago, I found International Delight’s new Reese’s Iced Cofee on…… Read more “Skimming on the Details: International Delight’s New Reese’s Iced Coffee”

    October 13, 2024October 13, 2024 by essentialpastor

    Gospel of Inclusion: A False Gospel That Erases Distinctions

    Photo by Brett Jordan on Pexels.com Jesus said “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man comes to the Father but by Me” in…… Read more “Gospel of Inclusion: A False Gospel That Erases Distinctions”

    December 2, 2023November 3, 2024 by essentialpastor

    Speaking In Tongues: Gift Of The Spirit Or Post-Salvation Requirement?

    Photo by Julia Volk on Pexels.com Dear Pastor D.M., My brother and I were raised Baptist growing up. I remember my childhood fondly but have become more…… Read more “Speaking In Tongues: Gift Of The Spirit Or Post-Salvation Requirement?”

    October 22, 2023October 22, 2023 by essentialpastor

    Not By Word Alone: The Significance Of Legal Consent (Responding To Readers)

    Photo by Matthias Zomer on Pexels.com Dear Pastor D.M., I am my wife’s caregiver and she has dementia. Recently, I called my insurance company to change her…… Read more “Not By Word Alone: The Significance Of Legal Consent (Responding To Readers)”

    October 7, 2023December 2, 2023 by essentialpastor

    Edward Norton: Is He The Only Standard Pocahontas Connection?

    Pocahontas Statue, Gravesend. by Colin Smith is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 I am a huge fan of ancestry, genealogy, and DNA studies. I’ve spent the past five…… Read more “Edward Norton: Is He The Only Standard Pocahontas Connection?”

    September 28, 2023December 2, 2023 by essentialpastor

    Fanning Hell’s Flame: Brimstone, Theion, And The King James Version

    Photo by Lum3n on Pexels.com There are those in the theological world that seek to define themselves as evangelical nowadays. I don’t consider them evangelical with such…… Read more “Fanning Hell’s Flame: Brimstone, Theion, And The King James Version”

    September 17, 2023October 27, 2024 by essentialpastor

    Wrathful, Then Loving: Why Does God Seem So Different In The Old And New Testaments?, Part 1 (Answering Atheism)

    Question: Why does God seem so mean or wrathful in the Old Testament, but then becomes a loving Father in the New Testament? This question is posed…… Read more “Wrathful, Then Loving: Why Does God Seem So Different In The Old And New Testaments?, Part 1 (Answering Atheism)”

    April 30, 2023April 25, 2023 by essentialpastor

    Physical And Metaphysical: Why Afterlife Is Possible

    Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com “Claims that some form of consciousness persists after our bodies die and decay into their constituent atoms face one huge, insuperable obstacle.…… Read more “Physical And Metaphysical: Why Afterlife Is Possible”

    April 26, 2023September 17, 2023 by essentialpastor

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