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Continue reading →: A Heavenly Inheritance“…to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.” (1 Peter 1:4 ESV) When the Bible speaks of salvation, it also speaks of an inheritance. Our salvation — not just that our sins are forgiven but, ultimately, that we get God Himself — is also…
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Continue reading →: The Benefit of Storing God’s Word in Your Heart“I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” (Psalms 119:11 ESV) In Don Whitney’s famous book Spiritual Disciplines, he gives Scripture memorization as one of the key disciplines for the Christian life. But why is that? Why is memorizing the Bible such…
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Continue reading →: What is the Omnipotence Paradox?The question is commonly asked by skeptics of God, Christianity, etc.: Can God make a rock so heavy even He cannot lift it? To many, this is called the “omnipotent paradox” and is a nail in the coffin in regards to God’s omnipotence. This supposed “gotcha” question falls woefully short…
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Continue reading →: Is Recreational Marijuana Sinful?The other day I saw a clip from the 2014 Shepherd’s Conference and the video was about the entitled question. Todd Friel, after rambling on and being his sometimes-dramatic self, asked the panel the simple question: is smoking pot a sin? The panel said Yes across the board—and rightfully so.…
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Continue reading →: What Does it Mean to Fear God?There is one thing sorely missing in today’s age: the fear of God. And we know that the “fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 9:10). Surrounding the truth of this statement, we will ask ourselves What does it even mean to fear God? There have been…
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Continue reading →: Does Jesus Really Require us to be Perfect?“You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) Perfection. It is something we all wish to obtain yet understand we will never get there. Sure, you can throw in a few people in there that truly think they’re perfect; however, the vast majority of humans know this…
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Continue reading →: What Do Calvinists Believe about Free Will?Calvinists* get a lot of flack. Sometimes this is for good reasons because many are in their cage stage. I once was; I can go back into it sometimes. But many times, we get flack because we are misunderstood. We hear almost incessant caricatures. It’s not fair, truly. We all…
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Continue reading →: When You Make Sports into an IdolThe other day I came across a story about how Sam Presti, the Oklahoma City Thunder General Manager, was receiving death threats (along with his family) because he traded Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers. You can read the story here. I don’t mean to make light of the…
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Continue reading →: Understanding the Theological TriageShared some thoughts on this important concept:
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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 