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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Why God’s Election Gave My Wife Comfort as She Entered the Hospital
Last week my pregnant wife tested positive for cholestasis (a liver condition resulting in too much bile in her blood) and needed to be induced within twenty-four hours because the…
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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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Help for When We’re Feeling Overwhelmed
Psalm 102 begins with this introduction (and these psalm prescripts are inspired and part of Scripture), “A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he is faint and pours out…
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We’re All Longing for a Voice of Hope
We’re all looking for hope, for remedy, for something or someone to help us as we live life. And this isn’t a ‘religious idea,’ this is reality. Look at the video produced today from one the most influential companies in the world. At today’s Apple Event…
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Christian, You Will Never See Death
The blog title is meant to be provocative. Christians will never see death? What a lie! Certainly, such an objection has merit. I don’t need to waste space in this paragraph explaining the reality of death. We all know it well—too well. And unless Jesus returns first, we will experience it. “To dust you shall return” (Genesis 3:19)…
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We Need the Verb “Repent”
When the apostles were sent out to preach by their Rabbi, what did they preach? What was the content of their message?…
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Sailing Unto Glory: Christian Perseverance Insights from C.S. Lewis in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
This third post concerns the third novel Lewis wrote about Narnia, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. In this third story, Lewis vividly illustrates temptation, perseverance, and trusting God in the Christian faith. For those who are wanting to see a sort of table of contents, here are the ten insights from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The first three concern pride, as Lewis illustrates it so well in the character of Eustace…
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