Discipleship… Trust and Obey 9 Jun 2020 "There's no other way to be happy in Jesus," we are told, "than to trust and obey." These two responses are deeply intertwined but the way we understand their relationship…
Books A Review of “Am I Just My Brain?” by Sharon Dirckx 1 Jun 2020 Neuroscience is advancing human understanding of the brain in profound ways. These explorations present us with not simply greater insight in understanding the inner works of the brain, but also…
Church Choosing Our Verbiage Carefully When Discussing Differences 19 May 202019 May 2020 It's no surprise that even a global pandemic has been a polarizing issue in America. We live in a cultural context where everything is made a political issue, and each…
Christ… The Curse of Getting What You Want 11 May 2020 Freedom can feel like bondage. If it sounds a bit hyperbolic to make such a statement, it is only because we have not considered carefully what we love and the…
Anxiety… The Bible’s Big Picture on Anxiety 29 Apr 2020 The brokenness of our world and the brokenness of our own souls means that all men are, at one and the same time, both sufferers and sinners. This plays out…
Anger… Coronavirus and Emotions 8 Apr 2020 We are in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. The various stay-at-home orders have, no doubt, created all sorts of stress, conflict, difficulty, and emotional turmoil for many of us.…
Christ Jesus’ Battle in the Wilderness for Our Good (Part 3) 1 Apr 2020 In his final effort to tempt the Lord Jesus, Satan becomes very brazen. He shifts from tempting Christ with earthly satisfaction, to tempting Christ to test the Lord, and finally…
Books A Review of “The Whole Armor of God” by Iain Duguid 31 Mar 2020 Paul's discussion of the armor of God in Ephesians 6 is a passage of Scripture that preaches well. It inspires believers in their battle against sin and Satan. It's a…
Theology Theology and the Stories We Live By 25 Mar 2020 We are story-people. We live by various narratives and interpretive themes that give a coherence to our daily living. Our culture presents us with a plausibility structure which governs the…
Christ Jesus’ Battle in the Wilderness for Our Good (Part 2) 24 Mar 2020 It's amazing to consider that Jesus did not have to go into the wilderness and do battle against Satan's temptations. He goes, in part, to fulfill his role as the…
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