What characteristic makes a Christian Christian? Faith? Love? Hope? Obedience? Humility? I believe—I hope—that I speak with you often about these virtues, these qualities. These are what give distinctive flavor…
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Oh, be careful, little eyes, what you see, little ears, what you hear. Oh, be careful, little tongue, what you say, little hands, what you do. Oh, be careful, little…
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Over these weeks taking us to Pentecost, as I’m reading the Acts of the Apostles, I’m considering Thom Rainer’s insights regarding a noticeable decline in evangelism. Acts is like our…
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I dread getting God’s Word wrong. In the interests of full disclosure, this proclaimer of God’s Word also dreads parts of God’s Word. There are parts that seem hard to…
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Who’s up for a fifteen hour walk? It’s about fifty miles from the Sea of Galilee to the city of Tyre, going northwest. That’s almost to Eagle Lake. The walk…
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Two by two. Why pairs? I get why Jesus didn’t send them each alone. I have many plans to serve the Lord, beloved. Plans. Hopes. Dreams. It’s good to…
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Ours is a fellowship of confession. Fellowship begins with Christ. The Greek word we translate as fellowship is koinonia, which could also be translated as participation, communion. We have…
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Fire? Division, not peace? Hypocrites? Why does Jesus have to say such things? I mean, I suppose I could just skip all those things he says like what we just…
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John didn’t look like a Messiah, didn’t act like a Messiah, but some thought that maybe he kind of spoke like a Messiah, so they wondered: Is John the Messiah? …
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My last year at seminary, one of the theology professors taught a course called something like “Theories of the Atonement.” Over centuries, theologians have presented different explanations regarding the atonement,…
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