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Continue reading →: Ponder DeathI hate death. I absolutely despise it. Of course, everyone should, especially Christians. Death is not natural, though it may appear so. Death came into the world as a result of the fall of man in Genesis 3. Adam ate the fruit, and the rest was history. “Therefore, just as…
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Continue reading →: Make War Against Your SinRecently I was trying to find a song to listen to in the car when I stumbled upon “Make War” by Tedashii (yes . . . I am a fan of Christian hip-hop/rap). The song begins with a short sermon clip from John Piper, which says: I hear so many…
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Continue reading →: Where the Grounds of our Justification and Assurance MeetJustification is a theological buzzword that, to the untrained eye, might cause an immense amount of confusion. But justification is a masterpiece of a doctrine—it is the doctrine, so to speak. If the biblical doctrine of justification falls, everything collapses with it. Christians ride or die on this incredible, God-exalting…
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Continue reading →: 3 Reasons You Might be AnxiousAnxiety is something we all deal with to varying degrees. It’s a universal problem, and Christians are not exempt. We have conversations, events, and other debacles all around us that cause anxiety to flare up in our hearts. So, there are certainly many times we understand exactly what causes anxiety.…
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Continue reading →: Ask Pastor John (Review)Outside of Scripture, have you ever been in a particular situation where you thought, “I wonder what [insert name] says about this?” We’ve had works like this from the late RC Sproul, and now we have one from John Piper. As one who has been incredibly influenced by John Piper,…
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Continue reading →: Sing Your Heart Out, ChristianSinging is not my forte. If the pitch gets high enough, there’s simply no way I am going to match it—no matter how hard I try. Then I wind up sounding like the cat on my back patio at 2 a.m. the other night, screeching constantly and keeping me awake.…
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Continue reading →: Consider Supporting Me on PatreonFor all my life I was never one to enjoy writing. And yet, when the Lord saved me, he gave me the desire to read. The more I read, the more I felt the itch to write my own content. Here I am, and I’ve been writing seriously since 2018–now…
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Continue reading →: Be SlowLiving the Christian life is hard. It’s easy to cave to our flesh, to do what we know to be wrong, to just go with the flow of society. It takes grace-driven effort to slow down, look around, and keep our head in the Bible and our eyes on the…
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Continue reading →: Let Him be DamnedJesus reserved His harshest words for the religious leaders of His day. In a similar fashion, the Apostle Paul did the same regarding those who would dare preach a false gospel. In Galatians 1:6-9, Paul pens these sobering words to the saints of Galatia: “I am astonished that you are…
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Continue reading →: The Bible Says It, I Believe ItSociety is saturated with apologizers. Every which way we turn, someone is apologizing for something because it offended someone. It’s a vicious cycle. And Christians are, in part, included in this mess. We may not necessarily say, “I’m sorry” for a particular doctrine or Bible verse, but we sometimes may…
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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 