Aaron Taylor
Aaron D. Taylor is an author, speaker, and missionary/evangelist. His new book "Alone with a Jihadist: A Biblical Response to Holy War" is available wherever books are sold. To learn more about Aaron's ministry, go to http:/www.aarondtaylor.com To follow Aaron on Twitter, go to http://www.twitter.com/aarondtaylor Aaron can be contacted at fromdeathtolife@gmail.com
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Speak Evil of No Man...Really??The more I read the New Testament, the more I realize that God has set the bar sky-high for those that would call themselves Christ -followers. Case in point. The Apostle Paul tells us in Titus 3:2 to "Speak evil of no man."
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Ruth was an Illegal Immigrant, so Does that Make Boaz a Villain?The tendency of faith leaders advocating for a compassionate approach to illegal immigrants is to appeal to the numerous "be kind to strangers" texts in the Hebrew Scriptures.
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What I Learned from The--gasp!--Word of Faith MovementPerhaps you've heard of them. Televangelists with bouffant hairstyles and Rolex watches saying send me a dollar and God will give you a hundred, women with gaudy make-up, and the ever-famous "Be healed in the name of Jeeeee-sus"
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The Economic Crisis Should Cause American Christians to Rethink the Gospel of "success."Ever since the crash of 2008, I've found myself doing a lot of soul searching. At first, like most people, I had no idea what the crash was about. Who caused it? What political party is to blame?
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Pat Robertson is Wrong, but so Are Academic and Media ElitesWhen I was a student at Christ for the Nations School of Missions, I learned about the so-called "pact with the devil" that the African slaves of Haiti made to free themselves from the French.
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Barack Obama's Nobel Speech, What Did We Expect?I didn't get a chance to watch Barack Obama's Nobel speech live, but I've read the transcript and found very little in the speech that couldn't have been given by any number of past presidents-including George W. Bush.
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Obama's Escalation in Afghanistan, Should Christians Take a Side?After listening to President Obama's speech trying to sell the American people on his decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan, there's a verse of Scripture that's taken on a profound new significance, "Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a
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Dinesh D'souza, the New Atheism, and Constantinian ChristianityDinesh D'Souza is a renowned Christian apologist known for taking on the proponents of the New Atheism. He's also one of America's most influential conservative thinkers.
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Billy Graham and Theological Humility, Will the Next Generation Follow His Example?While I'm looking forward to the Innovative Evangelism Conference next week, I think a serious reflection on the man that most of us attending the conference draw the bulk of our inspiration from'"Billy Graham'"is in order.
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Caught Between Two Worlds: Progressive and EvangelicalI love Christian Peacemaker Teams. I especially love their motto: "What would happen if Christians devoted the same discipline and self-sacrifice to non-violent peacemaking that armies devote to war?" So why am I conflicted about CPT?
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The ACLJ and Gaza War Crimes, Who's Imagining What?A few days ago I received a mass e-mail from the ACLJ. For those that don't get their daily dose of Christian talk radio, ACLJ stands for the American Center for Law and Justice. Think of the ACLJ as the conservative Yin to the liberal ACLU Yang.
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On Behalf of My Fellow Christians, I ApologizeIn the Pentecostal Christian tradition, there's a practice that has gained some ground over the past few years called identificational repentance.
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It's Time for an International Arms Embargo Against the Burmese RegimeSoldiers entering villages and killing people on sight. Landmines blowing pregnant women to smithereens. There's no way this is really going on. The world would never tolerate this.
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A Tortured Life Cut Short. Lessons from the Michael Jackson TragedyI used to draw crowds doing the moon- walk. Granted, I was five years old and the crowd was my friends and family. And my moon walk, well, let's just say that white boys can't dance-at least not this white boy.
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Note to Missionary Critics. the Persecution of Christians in Mauritania is a Human Rights IssueOn Tuesday, June 23rd 2009, an American Christian worker named Chris Leggett was gunned down by Al Qaeda for the alleged "crime" of trying to convert Muslims to Christianity.
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The Blurry Line Between Truth and Hate SpeechIn this article, author Aaron D. Taylor discusses why the line between truth and hate speech isn't as clear as one might think.
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The Day I Got Left BehindIn this article, author Aaron D. Taylor tells a story from his childhood to illustrate a profound question. What should a person do when their conscience conflicts with their faith?