Category Archives: Theological issues

Apostle Paul and Racism

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Dave Lester

Listen to the audio of this sermon by doing here: http://dyingtolive.org/sermons/ Good morning Seed Church.  I’m happy to be back with you this morning and grateful to the leadership team to invite me back to speak.  Congratulations to the pastoral … Continue reading →

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Racism: A Collective and Corporate Sin

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Lester

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”  – Galatians 3:28, ESV With the horrific death of George Floyd, the modern day … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing the Deconstruction

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Dave Lester

One day, I stumbled across a book online called “Death Comes For the Deconstructionist” by Daniel Taylor.  Never read the book.  Hope to read the book which is on my overwhelmingly aspirational list of things to read.  I admire Taylor … Continue reading →

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The Problems with “A God Problem”

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Dave Lester

The recesses of my mind conjure up grateful memories of my experiences back in college.  A fond span of time that will be with me until my prefrontal cortex fails.  This era of my life includes, obviously, my freshman year … Continue reading →

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Christmas: A Night of Joy and Darkness

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Dave Lester

In my life, I cannot think of a time when Christmas did not bring me a deep happiness.  I was incredibly fortunate with no family stresses and other drama during the Yuletide season.   Growing up, my mom used to put … Continue reading →

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Jesus and Secular Humanism: A Discourse

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Dave Lester

While coming of age in the 1990s within the realm of conservative Evangelical Christianity, I heard my fair share about the boogeyman.  No, this wasn’t the devil and his henchman although we heard about them too and they are recorded … Continue reading →

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Power Religion: The Religious Right, a year of Trump and the corruption of the Gospel

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Dave Lester

In the year of the orange-haired hellbeast, chaos and corruption reign supreme.  We are just past the annual anniversary of the election of Donald J. Trump and now have an entire calendar year to look at the mounting consequences of America’s … Continue reading →

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