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Your Church Needs You
The church was instituted by God for the mutual encouragement of those in Christ, to name one reason. Therefore, it’s always a disservice when a Christian decides he or she doesn’t need the church. That attitude by itself is dangerous, as we all very clearly need the local church. However, have we ever considered the…
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Five Lies of our Anti-Christian Age
The first time I encountered Rosaria Butterfield was through her book Secrets of an Unlikely Convert. That book was enlightening and it was refreshing and incredible to hear her “unlikely” conversion story. Well, she has delivered again with her new work, Five Lives of Our Anti-Christian Age, published by Crossway. This book covers, as you…
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Don’t be Afraid to Name Names
False teachers, of any kind, are doing Satan’s work. Do we understand that? They are nefarious; false teachers are only about themselves. But the problem these days is some professing Christians find it very offensive when others point out false teachers. In the words of Shai Linne: “The only heresy is saying that there’s heresy.”…
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When Faith Sleeps
“When faith sleeps, my heart becomes an unclean thing, the fount of every loathsome desire, the cage of unclean lusts all fluttering to escape, the noxious tree of deadly fruit, the open wayside of earthly tares.” (Valley of Vision) My faith is not as strong as I’d like it to be. On many days, I…
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About His Father’s Business
We don’t know much of Jesus’s years on earth between the age of 12 and the beginning of his ministry around 30 years old. And there’s no need for speculation, really. What God has not communicated to us, we must not need to know. We can certainly trust God in His silence, just like there…
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You Can’t Hold Yourself Fast
“He will hold me fast.” We will not—and cannot—hold ourselves fast. We are too prone to wander, as the old hymn laments. We are too quick to be distracted by the fleeting pleasures of this world. We are too easily pulled away by the cares of society, the opinions of peers, the criticisms of careless…
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A Letter to the Anxious Christian
Dear Anxious Christian, God cares for you. He tells us as much in 1 Peter 5:7. Do you truly believe that? Do you believe God, the sovereign one, cares for you? If so, you must remember some things. God knows what you’re going through; He’s not aloof nor does He misunderstand what is going on…
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Understanding Deconstruction
The term ‘deconstruction’ has been a buzzword in evangelicalism the past few years; it seems at least once every year popular or well-known professing Christians detail their falling away. From Rhett and Link (the guys of Good Mythical Morning) to Derek Webb, the latest on the deconstruction wheel, it’s clear to see that many of…
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Of More Value than the Birds
Author’s note: October has been an incredibly busy month for work. On top of that, I have been struggling, per se, with writer’s block. Sorry for the decrease in blogs! Hope this edifies you. In Luke 12:22-31, Jesus is speaking to his disciples about anxiety. Jesus explains to the disciples why they—and why we—shouldn’t be…
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My First Encounter with Postmodernism
Back in college—several years ago, crazy enough—I took speech class. I was a fairly new Christian and also couldn’t stand the thought of speaking in front of others, but I had to do it. I had to pass, didn’t I? However, this isn’t even about speaking. It’s about facts. It’s about truth. I had my…
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