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Author Israel Steinmetz

Israel Steinmetz is dean of Academic Affairs for Artios Christian College and pastors New Hope United Church in San Antonio, TX, where he lives with his wife Anna and their eight children. In addition to teaching, Israel is a prolific writer, having co-authored four books and contributed over fifty feature articles to the Bible Advocate. Committed to lifelong learning, Israel holds a Bachelors in Pastoral Ministry, a Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Theological Studies and is pursuing the Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Categories Culture Lead Up Leadership

Same-Sex Attraction: 5 Things Christians Need to Know

  • By Israel Steinmetz
  • August 7, 2017

Followers of Jesus are still confronted with temptations to sin. And not just palatable sins, but the kinds that make most Christians uncomfortable. For example,…

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Atracción Hacia Personas del Mismo Sexo: 5 Cosas Que Los Cristianos Necesitan Saber

  • By Israel Steinmetz
  • August 7, 2017

Los seguidores de Jesús aún son confrontados con la tentación a pecar. Y no solo los pecados apetecibles, sino del tipo de los hacen sentir…

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A Leader Named Joe

  • By Israel Steinmetz
  • August 3, 2017

Joe didn’t look like a leader. The eleventh of twelve sons, he was loved by his father but despised by his ten older half-brothers. We…

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Por Qué la Confesión es Imprescindible para los Seguidores de Cristo

  • By Israel Steinmetz
  • May 1, 2017

Todos hemos oído decir: La confesión es buena para el alma.  Una de las más poderosas lecciones que he aprendido como cristiano es cuán cierto…

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Categories Lead Up Leadership Restoration

Why Confession is a Must for Christ-Followers

  • By Israel Steinmetz
  • May 1, 2017

We’ve all heard the saying: Confession is good for the soul. One of the most powerful lessons I’ve learned as a Christian is how true…

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Categories God-Thoughts Lead Up Leadership

Recovering the Lost Art of Contemplation

  • By Israel Steinmetz
  • March 13, 2017

Are you a contemplative leader? Do you see yourself as a leader at all? If you are a follower of Christ, you have been re-created as…

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Recuperando el Arte Perdido de la Contemplación

  • By Israel Steinmetz
  • March 13, 2017

¿Es usted un líder contemplativo?  ¿Se ve a sí mismo como líder?  Si es usted un seguidor de Cristo, ¡Usted ha sido recreado como líder!…

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Categories Culture Lead Up Leadership

From Veggie Tales to What’s in the Bible: Following Phil Vischer’s Lead

  • By Israel Steinmetz
  • February 27, 2017

  The first time I saw Veggie Tales I was a high school sophomore in a room full of guys from around the country and…

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Follow the Leader

  • By Israel Steinmetz
  • February 9, 2017

Are you a leader? If you think of leadership only as a rare spiritual gift (Romans 12:6-8), you’ll likely answer, “No.” Certainly God calls some…

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Prophetic Pair

  • By Israel Steinmetz
  • November 17, 2016

Jonah is a strange book, not just because a prophet gets swallowed by a fish or God grows a plant and sends a worm to…

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Lord of the Sabbath

  • By Warner Williams
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • June 23, 2025
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Touching Jesus (Mark 5:24-34)

Touching Jesus (Mark 5:24-34)

  • By Chris Ahlemann
  • Estimated read time 1 min read
  • April 21, 2025
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In Matthew 16:28, Jesus said, “There are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” How can this be true?

In Matthew 16:28, Jesus said, “There are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” How can this be true?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • Estimated read time 3 min read
  • June 23, 2025
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What is meant by “Do not quench the Spirit” in 1 Thessalonians 5:19?

What is meant by “Do not quench the Spirit” in 1 Thessalonians 5:19?

  • By Chip Hinds
  • Estimated read time 3 min read
  • April 21, 2025
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