Morning Weakness, Daily Strength
“Lord, give me strength.” I catch myself praying this almost every morning. It’s become a habit. When I’ve just woken up, waiting for the water to boil for my pour…
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“It’s All About Jesus” or “Union with Christ” or “Identity in Jesus”: What Do These Mean?
Being “in Christ.” Unified “with Christ.” It is one of the most important ideas in the New Testament. Paul alone uses the phrase “in Christ” (or some variation, like “in…
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“Take That—Jesus Is Better”
Christians know the daily grind: We live in a world which is vying for our affections and actions, wrestling us trying to make us forget God and live for self…
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Do My Prayers Really Impact Worldwide Issues?
What really do our prayers accomplish when it comes to massive, worldwide issues? Do our prayer actually impact big problems and events that affect millions of people? To say the least, worldwide issues are complicated. There are innumerable moving parts in such things. So, once again, do our prayers really do much here?…
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Worshiping “Joshua ben Joseph”
I recently was watching a lecture online where the professor was surveying ancient history. When he arrived at the Roman Empire, he cited important dates, such as some conquests and emperors. But here he also mentioned Jesus, who lived from 4 B.C.E. (the acronym he preferred) until around 33 C.E…
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He Is Here and He is Not Limited: Why God’s Total Control Matters, Especially in Suffering
A favorite quote of mine came from the late pastor and apologist Francis Schaeffer. Summing two Christian truths he affirmed, “He is there and he is not silent.” God is real—just as real as the phone or computer you’re reading this on; and he speaks—he communicates to us in his word. Whether we adhere to these makes or breaks our worldview, feeds or bleeds our faith…
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The Prayer List Fuels the To-Do List
“I’ve prayed about it, so now it has little to do with me because it is in God’s hands.” There is a place for a certain type of thinking like this—when things are totally outside our action or control. But we may fall into this post-prayer thought probably more often than we should…
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Sparks and Whispers of Wonder: Reading C.S. Lewis in 2018
Before I list the books I read, I first here want to try to describe what I think makes Lewis unique and why it was just a joy to read him. As noted in the title of this post, the best phrase I could come up with is “sparks and whispers of wonder.” These two nouns, “sparks” and “whispers” summarize much of Lewis’ distinctiveness…
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Clarity and Worship in the Depths: Reading Jonathan Edwards in 2018
Before I list and summarize the books I read this year by Edwards below, first I would like to describe why this man of God is so unique and powerful, and what it was like reading him. I took some time thinking about how to succinctly describe his writing and thoughts…
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24 Comparisons Between C.S. Lewis and Jonathan Edwards
I briefly want to compare and contrast C.S. Lewis and Jonathan Edwards. I read both this year, and enjoyed them almost equally. They had some similar traits, but also were quite different. For the sake of my own ease, I’ll make a bullet list of similarities and differences—twelve of each…
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