We all know love is not only communicated in words, but what does Advent teach us about the true love of Christ for his people?
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How to Tell If You Are Blessed
Blessedness is something we all long for, but what does the Bible mean when it uses the word?
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Stir One Another Up!
A wise rabbit once said, “if you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.”
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Putting Flesh on the Bones of ‘Hope’
website, I wrote about how the Bible actually uses the word hope, and how the true hope we have in Jesus Christ should compel us to live changed lives.
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If We Confess Our Sins
In 2016 I knew many who pinched their nose and voted for this president…People weren’t pinching their noses anymore. They had gotten used to the smell and were breathing deep.
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Why We Need Deep Discipleship: Book Review–‘Deep Discipleship’ by J.T. English
Standing in awe of the potent strength of our God, we’re confronted with our own impotent frailty as his creatures. As Paul says, though, it’s our very weakness that most fully displays God’s power (2 Cor. 12:8–10). We’re small, Billings reminds us, and we must learn how to live that way. We, God’s people, have been drawn out of Sheol because our Savior, Jesus Christ, descended into it for us.
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The Brigtness of Life in the Shadow of Death: Book Review–‘The End of the Christian Life’ by J. Todd Billings
Standing in awe of the potent strength of our God, we’re confronted with our own impotent frailty as his creatures. As Paul says, though, it’s our very weakness that most fully displays God’s power (2 Cor. 12:8–10). We’re small, Billings reminds us, and we must learn how to live that way. We, God’s people, have been drawn out of Sheol because our Savior, Jesus Christ, descended into it for us.
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‘But I’m not a Racist’
I’ve been reading The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby (Quote List in the coming weeks). Though the book came out last year, I’m only getting to it now. While I knew I would agree with the thesis the book argues (captured in the subtitle), I’m…
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Can We Make The Pro-Life Stance Palatable?
You see, we show that we are truly pro-life, not just because we care for the unborn, but because we also care for those born. An understanding of everyone being an image bearer of God will motivate us to love, care for, and dignify all people—even those we most especially disagree with on this issue.
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Clinging to Cold Ceremonies
“To say nothing of other matters, what greater blindness can be imagined, than to hope for the expiation of sin from the sacrifice of a beast, or to seek mental purification in external washing with water, or to attempt to appease God with cold ceremonies, as if he were greatly delighted with them? Such are…
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The Drawing Board 