Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) plans are considered to be the most affordable insurance plans on the market, and customers love affordability.…… Read more “Feature, Not Flaw: HMO Plans And Limited Provider Network”
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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.
Invalid Baptisms And An Incorrect Formula: Why Andres Arango Is Not Wrong
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Reverend Andres Arango, a priest of the Diocese of Phoenix, has been in the news for some weeks due to the recent…… Read more “Invalid Baptisms And An Incorrect Formula: Why Andres Arango Is Not Wrong”
Did Jesus Wash Judas’ Feet? A Closer Look At John 13
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com A social media member wrote a post regarding Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday when the Gospels attest that Jesus was…… Read more “Did Jesus Wash Judas’ Feet? A Closer Look At John 13”
Grievance Or Appeal: Insurance Coverage And Limitations (Responding To Readers)
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com Dear Pastor D.M., I went to the dentist last year to have a deep cleaning. I was told by the dentistry…… Read more “Grievance Or Appeal: Insurance Coverage And Limitations (Responding To Readers)”
Race, Inhumanity, And Education: Whoopi Goldberg’s Holocaust Comments
Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com This past week, The View’s Whoopi Goldberg, known as a famous actress to many Americans and worldwide citizens, was suspended from…… Read more “Race, Inhumanity, And Education: Whoopi Goldberg’s Holocaust Comments”
Doctor Or Insurance Company: Who Is Responsible For My Gift Card?
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com Dear Pastor D.M., Happy New Year to you and The Essential Church! I’m writing to you because of a problematic situation that…… Read more “Doctor Or Insurance Company: Who Is Responsible For My Gift Card?”
WWJD: Would Jesus Support The COVID-19 Vaccine?
Photo by SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS on Pexels.com What Would Jesus Do? or WWJD?, is a favorite expression for Christians. It has become a slogan on t-shirts, coffee mugs,…… Read more “WWJD: Would Jesus Support The COVID-19 Vaccine?”
Sidelining The Season: Christian Social Media Posts Gone Wrong
Photo by Jessica Lynn Lewis on Pexels.com The Christmas Season, if you consider that the song “Twelve Days Of Christmas” runs from December 25th through January 6th…… Read more “Sidelining The Season: Christian Social Media Posts Gone Wrong”
“God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear”: Misinterpreting 2 Timothy 1:7 And COVID-19
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com A Christian nationalist event at the Frisco Convention Center in Texas some months ago provides the reason for this post. I’m…… Read more ““God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear”: Misinterpreting 2 Timothy 1:7 And COVID-19″
Control Without Controlling: Rethinking Divine Sovereignty
Photo by Skyler Ewing on Pexels.com As we’ve seen in Part 2, Luke 13 poses a problem for those who assume that “everything happens for a [divine]…… Read more “Control Without Controlling: Rethinking Divine Sovereignty”
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