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Exchanging Christ’s Yoke: A Response to Derek Webb, Josh Harris, and Others Leaving Christianity in Search of Freedom

September 2, 2019

Recently Josh Harris, former Reformed author and pastor, announced he was “no longer a Christian.” Because he was an influential young pastor and Christian writer, articles upon articles have surfaced since…

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5 min

A Cure For Our Suspicion of God

August 30, 2019

Let’s be honest: Don’t we sometimes get suspicious of God? According to Merriam-Webster, suspicion is “a state of mental uneasiness and uncertainty.” To be suspicious is to be “disposed to…

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8 min

We All Struggle With Wanting Praise, So What Does It Mean to Seek God’s Glory and Not Your Own?

August 23, 2019

This past weekend I preached a sermon from John 5:30-47. The message peaked in 5:44 where Jesus firmly warned his listeners, “How can you believe, when you receive glory from…

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4 min

Christian Living

Correction: We Don’t Like It But Need It

August 16, 2019

Many know the biblical ideas sin and repentance. We know that receiving Jesus is repenting of your sins and believing the gospel. But there’s another word the Bible uses a…

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4 min

How the Most Devout Christians Are Saved

August 2, 2019

The apostle Paul—with all his devotion, leadership of churches, sufferings for Christ, brilliant theological letters, and missionary work in unreached areas—was saved by the same way as the thief on…

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6 min

A Precious Verse That Has Helped in My Sweating Anxiety

July 26, 2019

Right away I’ll make this quite personal: For the last few years now I often wake up in the middle of the night sweating with anxiety. I’ve tried to track…

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6 min

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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5 min

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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5 min

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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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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Exchanging Christ’s Yoke: A Response to Derek Webb, Josh Harris, and Others Leaving Christianity in Search of Freedom

A Cure For Our Suspicion of God

We All Struggle With Wanting Praise, So What Does It Mean to Seek God’s Glory and Not Your Own?

Correction: We Don’t Like It But Need It

How the Most Devout Christians Are Saved

A Precious Verse That Has Helped in My Sweating Anxiety

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

We Can’t Handle Our Anxiety

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