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What’s the Best Form of Government?: Why God Didn’t Give the Israelites a Constitutional Republic

July 5, 2019

Yesterday America celebrated its Independence Day. We honored the day we gained our freedom from the British monarchy, remembering the Declaration of Independence that upheld “Life, Liberty and the pursuit…

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Christian Living

Embracing Both Assurance and Warnings (and Hope for Those Who’ve Strayed)

July 1, 2019

In the previous post, using Solomon’s downfall as our backdrop, we considered how we as Christians a) have wonderful promises of assurance and b) should be fearful and take heed…

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Take Hold & Take Heed: How Can We Have Assurance and Also Believe We Could Fall?

June 28, 2019

King Solomon’s story makes me tremble. As I write this, in my Bible reading he still hasn’t plunged. He’s doing right, much that is religiously impressive. He has dispositions and…

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Resisting Temptation Is Suffering

June 24, 2019

As Christians we love Jesus because of who he is and what he’s done for us in the gospel, and then out of that love we seek to obey him…

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Our Father In Heaven, Treasured Be Your Name: Valuing God in The Lord’s Prayer

June 21, 2019

I recently read a book where the writer replaced “hallowed” in the Lord’s Prayer with “treasured.” “Treasured” was placed in brackets, so he was not saying the original Greek word…

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4 min

Devotional

We Can’t Handle Our Anxiety

June 17, 2019

“Why would I think I can handle my anxiety?” Have you asked that question? In the middle of our anxious moments, we’re not that self-reflective, but when sober-minder, have you…

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The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis Summary, Quotes, and Chapter Outline

June 14, 2019

Brief Summary of The Abolition of Man C.S. Lewis wrote The Abolition of Man in 1943. In the book Lewis argues we must accept objective value as a foundational reality.…

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Theology

Is Total Depravity Biblical? What Does Total Depravity Mean?

June 10, 2019

Total depravity. Many have misunderstood this term (especially since it is not the best term, as we’ll see below), so in this post I’d like to clarify what it means.…

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How Do We Attain Christian Unity? Christian Unity is a By-Product

June 7, 2019

Striving for Christian unity isn’t just a modern ideal. It’s quite biblical. The epistles, which are God-breathed letters to churches, abound with the goal of unity: “I appeal to you,…

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Culture

Why Does the Media Diminish the Christian Faith?

June 3, 2019

I haven’t seen the film, but I’ve heard Tolkien includes no reference to J.R.R. Tolkien’s faith. This may even be one of the reasons why the Tolkien estate has disavowed…

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Articles

What’s the Best Form of Government?: Why God Didn’t Give the Israelites a Constitutional Republic

Embracing Both Assurance and Warnings (and Hope for Those Who’ve Strayed)

Take Hold & Take Heed: How Can We Have Assurance and Also Believe We Could Fall?

Resisting Temptation Is Suffering

Our Father In Heaven, Treasured Be Your Name: Valuing God in The Lord’s Prayer

We Can’t Handle Our Anxiety

The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis Summary, Quotes, and Chapter Outline

Is Total Depravity Biblical? What Does Total Depravity Mean?

How Do We Attain Christian Unity? Christian Unity is a By-Product

Why Does the Media Diminish the Christian Faith?

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