Scott Aniol

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  Nov 30, 2024

  Why equating culture with ethnicity is inherently racist

  When people imply that certain musical styles (or any aspects of culture) are inherent to ethnicity, they fuel racial divide instead of solving it.

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  Mar 27, 2024

  The Holy Spirit’s most supernatural work

  Some of the ordinary activities of the Spirit have been at work since the beginning of time and will continue until the eternal kingdom. The most notable of these is the Holy Spirit’s work in ...

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  Feb 28, 2024

  The Holy Spirit’s work in creation

  The first instance of the Spirit’s work appears in the opening verses of Scripture.

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  Dec 25, 2023

  Was Jesus born in the bleak midwinter?

  I raise the issue of winter portrayed in Rossetti’s first stanza because it well illustrates a problem with how many, if not most, evangelicals think about hymns today.

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  Dec 8, 2023

  Should worship be authentic? It depends on what you mean

  Constant clamoring for “new” and “fresh” is not a biblical perspective — biblical Christianity is old and stable.

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  Nov 27, 2023

  If you want a pure church, your worship must also be pure

  One day we will sit at his table in our glorified bodies, clothed in fine linen, bright and pure, and we will see Christ bodily with our physical eyes.

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  Nov 7, 2023

  Interpreting terrible atrocities on Earth with heavenly lens

  How, then, do these visions of God in his heavenly palace/temple impact our understanding of what happens here on earth?

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  Oct 19, 2023

  How much emphasis should Christians place on bodily exercise?

  Should Christians care about their bodies? How much emphasis should we place upon bodily exercise?

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  Feb 15, 2021

  Why you should use hymnals to plan worship services

  Many churches recognize the importance of utilizing traditional hymns in corporate worship, and hymnals remain valuable sources of such historic Christian songs. However, in an internet age, some worship planners are unsure of how to effectively use a hymnal.

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  Jan 20, 2021

  A concise biblical evaluation of Critical Theory

  So the question is not whether CT comes from Scripture; it certainly does not, but neither does calculus, free market economics, or microbiology. The more critical question is whether CT is consistent with biblical truth.