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Out of Dry Ground
Harden Not Your Heart One of the most valuable lessons learned in the 80s was to be alert at all times to the condition of my heart....
Joseph Durso
May 13, 20222 min read


A Testimony of Dying to Self
Out of Dry Ground The term easy-believism captures the idea of a Christianity that does not have to produce good works. By this doctrine,...
Joseph Durso
May 7, 20222 min read


A Testimony of Transparency
Out of Dry Ground The year was 1982, we were living in Abilene, Texas, and I was managing a restaurant. A simple run two years prior led...
Joseph Durso
Apr 22, 20223 min read


A TESTIMONY OF JOY
Out of Dry Ground During my time at school, I began to consider the Church as vastly different from its New Testament account. During the...
Joseph Durso
Apr 15, 20223 min read


The Fragility of a Good Testimony
Out of Dry Ground My Testimony Series "...He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist..." (Acts 17:27, 28)....
Joseph Durso
Apr 7, 20223 min read


My Testimony: From Dry to Fertile Ground
Out of Dry Ground I hereby testify that any good that may come out of my life is due to the working of the Lord Jesus Christ within it....
Joseph Durso
Apr 1, 20222 min read


The Question of Interpretation
The Cultural Christianity Series Get the Bible right, and you get the truth right. Misunderstand the Bible, and you cannot understand...
Joseph Durso
Mar 25, 20223 min read


Are You Culturally Compromised?
The Cultural Christianity Series What is Cultural Christianity? When a Church allows cultural standards of morality and worldly...
Joseph Durso
Mar 18, 20223 min read


New Testament Epistemology
The Cambridge dictionary defines epistemology this way, "a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits...
Joseph Durso
Mar 12, 20224 min read


Authentic & Counterfeit Christians
The Cultural Christianity Series After John explained the personal nature of fellowship the Apostles had with the Jesus Christ in chapter...
Joseph Durso
Mar 3, 20223 min read


Jesus, the Perfect Advocate
The Cultural Christianity Series "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin." (1 John 2:1) Last week...
Joseph Durso
Feb 25, 20223 min read


Concerted Prayer
I am going to APOLOGIZE ahead of time for this blog's length. However, the content of E. M. Bounds' chapter on Concerted Prayer in his...
Joseph Durso
Feb 18, 202210 min read


Complete Joy in Fellowship
The Cultural Christianity Series In his first paragraph, John makes known one of his writing goals. "What we have seen and heard we...
Joseph Durso
Feb 11, 20223 min read


God Will Give Me Justice
Alexandre Dumas was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure, which have made him one of the most...
Joseph Durso
Feb 4, 20223 min read


Why Sinners Suffer Forever
Did you ever ask yourself, why do sinners spend eternity in hell? Did you ever get an adequate answer? My dear readers, with all...
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Jan 14, 20223 min read


The Promise of a New Year
Every year people celebrate the New Year, hoping that things will be better. Insanity is doing the same thing expecting a different outcome.
Joseph Durso
Jan 7, 20223 min read


A Christmas Tree
My dear readers, I love Christmas for presents past, present, and yet to come. The mystery of Christmas is only for those who have...
Joseph Durso
Dec 24, 20212 min read


The Dilemma of Christmas
By definition, a dilemma is "a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives." What we do with...
Joseph Durso
Dec 12, 20212 min read


No Jesus, No Goodness
Man is a complex and confusing creature. The depths of the human heart are impossible to know by men. Perfection is entirely out of reach...
Joseph Durso
Dec 3, 20212 min read


A Prophet's Honor
"And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”...
Joseph Durso
Nov 29, 20212 min read
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