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Continue reading →: Pleasures ForevermoreFar beyond what sin can offer, there are pleasures forevermore in Jesus (Ps. 16:11). We don’t need to keep looking for ultimate satisfaction, for we have found it in the Lord Jesus Christ. It may seem like sin is more satisfying in the moment, more pleasurable instantly. But it never…
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Continue reading →: The Virtue of Kindness
Are you a kind Christian? Followers of Jesus should be the kindest people. I know we know what kindness means, but practically speaking, what does it look like? I am afraid that sometimes we need to refresh our memory as kindness escapes even the most mature Christians. True kindness is…
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Continue reading →: The Weight of Forgiveness
Forgiveness, can you imagine?* When we see incredible acts of forgiveness, chills instantly come up and tears spring forth from our eyes. Whether it’s in a movie, video, book or real life, forgiveness is a beautiful thing. Why is it so beautiful? I’ll let Timothy Keller answer that question: Forgiveness…
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Continue reading →: Never Enough
I have never been a fan of musicals. I watched High School Musical back in the day because everyone else did (yes…I’ve watched it since), but that was about it. But there was one musical that came out in the past couple years that I watched and loved. I love…
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Continue reading →: For the Anxious MindChristian, God cares for and loves you. Scripture attests to that all over. This truth, and the truth of all God’s promises, need to be replayed over and over in my mind, for it is far too easy to forget then. When I do forget them—and it’s more times than…
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Continue reading →: Our Feelings and God’s Promises“I don’t always feel His presence. But God’s promises do not depend upon my feelings; they rest upon His integrity.” (RC Sproul) My feelings are fickle. Are yours, too? Surely I’m not alone. One day I feel like I have everything together—I am resisting temptation, loving my wife, honoring God…
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Continue reading →: Don’t ApologizeIt’s crazy days we live in. The moment we open our mouths in defense of the Christian faith or say something that has been historic Christian doctrine for two millennia, the culture jumps down on throats. And they demand us to apologize. They call us bigots, transphobic, homophobic, and everything…
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Continue reading →: I BelieveSometimes we just need to meditate on what we believe in: I believe in God, the one and true God who created heaven and earth. Not only did He create everything, but He did so ex nihilo—from nothing. He is the only God. I believe in Jesus Christ, God incarnate,…
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Continue reading →: New Book Available at WTS BookstoreFriends, I wanted to let you know that my new book, Taking No for an Answer: How to Respond When God Says No to Our Prayers, is available for purchase at the Westminster Bookstore! It would be very helpful to me if you’d go purchase a copy (or 2, 3,…
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Continue reading →: The Beauty of AdoptionI watched a video awhile back that was an adoption video where they recorded the court proceedings and the viewer got to see the slam of the gavel and the judge officially declare the teenager a son of the two parents. It was beautiful to watch. The teenager went from…
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Hello,
I’m Blake
I am a Christian who loves to write about the connection between theology and life. I am married to my wife, Shale, who is a special education teacher. We have been married for five years now. We have two little girls, Jovi and Piper, and they are wonderful. We also have a dog, Dundie–yes, for you people who love The Office, he is named after The Dundie Awards–who is crazy, hairy, but very sweet and rowdy.
I received my BS in Mass Communications from East Central University and did my MTS in Preaching and Pastoral Ministry at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
I am currently working for a philanthropic nonprofit organization, although it is an aspiration of mine to eventually be in ministry, Lord willing.
My wife and I are covenant members of Sovereign Grace Bible Church and have been for eight years now. We are richly blessed by our church.
Blake Long 