Category Archives: Miscellaneous

The Old, Rugged Cross

Posted on 02/03/2014 by Paul Pavao

I am going to post two VERY unrelated posts today. Here’s the first. I have a lot of sources of fellowship, but at the moment the main one is a house church I am part of. This last week we … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on 01/12/2014 by Paul Pavao

There have been four times in my life when I have felt born again. The first time was in 1982 when I first received the Lord Jesus. The second time was in 1985 when I read Charles Finney’s Lectures on … Continue reading →

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Fall in Love with Jesus!

Posted on 01/09/2014 by Paul Pavao

31 years ago, I attended a revival in a little Florida town called Niceville. Yeah, Niceville. The preacher was Danny Duvall, fresh out of college and fired up for Jesus. He not only preached, but he gathered up the young … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Pain

Posted on 12/31/2013 by Paul Pavao

I’ve heard a lot of arguments against spanking children over the last 20 years. I only want to address one aspect of the argument. Those who are opposed to spanking seem to me to be opposed to physical pain. Emotional … Continue reading →

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Delays and My Health

Posted on 12/14/2013 by Paul Pavao

I spent the entire day yesterday at Vanderbilt Cancer Center getting the first part of my 2-year post-transplant checkup. It took the whole day, and everything was wonderful: My eyes have not had any Graft-vs-Host (attacks from my immune system) … Continue reading →

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David the Prophet

Posted on 11/07/2013 by Paul Pavao

Yesterday I discussed Melchizedek and the incredible revelation that is in Psalm 110. Psalm 110 was written by King David. Today I want to talk about why David was such a great prophet. David Believed God We know from the … Continue reading →

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2 Peter 1:5-7: The Normal Christian Life in 3 Verses

Posted on 10/25/2013 by Paul Pavao

This will probably be my favorite blog post ever. Everything I am about to say about 2 Peter 1:5-7 assumes that you have already read verses 3-4 and understand them. We can do the things in verses 5-7 BECAUSE we … Continue reading →

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Warn the Unruly, Knock Out the Fainthearted: WHY?

Posted on 10/18/2013 by Paul Pavao

I am elevating a comment of mine to a post. There are other comments on that page, which you may want to read to put mine in context. Communication in the internet is important, but difficult. Part of the problem … Continue reading →

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News … and Evolution

Posted on 07/26/2013 by Paul Pavao

I post things about evolution because evolution happened whether we Christians like it or not. Better to hear it from me, who sees no relation between believing in evolution and believing in God, than from atheists who love the false Christian theology that makes rejecting evolution the only way to believe in the Bible. Continue reading →

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A Systematic Theology of Early Christianity

Posted on 06/25/2013 by Paul Pavao

So today I am going to give a quick overview of my view–no, the historical and apostolic view–of the Christian life. I am going to leave things out, not on purpose, because spiritual things don’t outline well. Continue reading →

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