andrew paul cannon

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  • Is Inner Struggle a Good Thing?

    Coming out of Romans 12, we understand that those who confess Christ as Lord and who are following Him respond by presenting their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. That is true worship. We become present our bodies as living sacrifices by no longer conforming to the ways of this world, but…

  • Should I Use Brain Enhancers? Optimal Mind!!!!!!!

    Should I Use Brain Enhancers? Optimal Mind!!!!!!!

    Alzheimer’s disease runs in my family. I have seen the members of my family lose their mental awareness, cognitive response, memory and ability to reason well in old age. If I am to be entirely honest, this is one of my greatest fears because I treasure my mental faculties. Though I am unsure of the…

  • Does God Give Us Over To Our Idols?

    This month we get to begin the book of Judges. In Judges we see the vicious cycle of sin played out in the nation of Israel. Israel turns from God and worships idols. God gives them over to another nation. Israel suffers and turns to God. God raises up a judge to deliver them. As…

  • Can religion cause us to sin?

    The world today is so sinful. Everyday I see people giving control of their bodies to alcohol. Sexuality is explicit and lust is prevalent. People constantly complain and gossip about one another. They glorify vice over virtue. Children do not honor their parents. People consider themselves to be gods and they proclaim it to the…

  • The Sin Binge: what we may not realize about the nature of sin

                What does sin do to us? In western culture today, people seem to not worry about the negative effects of sin as an action. We accept our imperfection and we move on without even striving to be better. Instead we embrace that imperfection, making statements like: “I’m just gonna do me!” “Don’t judge me!”…

  • Rebellion: Chapter 2

    The Return Zeph’s older brother, Michael Denton Payton, had always been a major influence on his life. In fact, the reason that Zeph had been so affluent about the hypocrisy within the Church was because his older brother was sure to tell of his own experience. Michael turned away from Christianity in December of 2007.…