God’s Work In Us Is Not By Our Own Power or Piety
In a previous post we considered how God not only works through us, but, as Paul wrote, God wills in us as well. If we have any good inclinations, decisions,…
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A Truth That Destroys Pride
How do we destroy pride? We can fight against it with direct commands such as, “Hear and give ear; be not proud” (Jeremiah 13:15). Or we can remind ourselves of…
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We Will Be Forgotten—And That’s Okay
Years from now people on earth will not talk about you and I. They won’t recall our lives, rehash memories about us, or even remember us. We will be forgotten. Many places in the Bible show this, but this pressed me in an indirect way reading…
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What About Joseph in the Christmas Story? His Life and Legacy
During Christmas season, we wonder in the stories about Jesus’ birth—recounting the star, the magi, the manger, and the shepherds. We sing songs praising the mystery of the Incarnation. We wonder at the angelic visions and pronouncements. The consolation of Israel is celebrated; Mary’s faith is upheld; Jesus’ purpose in coming and presence as Immanuel is exalted. This is good, right, and fitting. But what about Joseph?…
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Majesty and Mercy in the Wardrobe: 10 Gospel Insights from C.S. Lewis in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
This is the first post in a series concerning The Chronicles of Narnia novels. Since I am reading C.S. Lewis’ major non-fiction works this year, I have also decided to read the Narnia series. As I do so, I am not only enjoying the captivating dramas, but I also know that C.S. Lewis was (and is) a brilliant mind who illustrated wonderful gospel truths within the stories. These posts then will not mainly be reviews or summaries of the novels, but rather insights about the gospel, God, us, and Jesus I gleaned while in Narnia…
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How Misplaced Pleasures and Pride Can Change Us
Why do we act so poorly sometimes? Or to ask it another way, Why do we sin? Is it just that we randomly do wrong at times; or is it that something deeper is going—something with what we desire, crave, and love which makes us misstep? As we can all testify to, the answer is clearly the latter. It is from our desires that wickedness comes (Luke 6:45). The Bible explains that sin resides in the desires, not just or mainly in what we do (1 Timothy 6:9-10). But what does this look like in real life?…
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God Alone Made Us Choose God’s Side
James Hamilton, in his book What Is Biblical Theology?, succinctly summarizes the story of the Bible (as a side note, his seven page chapter called “The Narrative” is one of my favorite short Bible plot summaries I have ever read). Describing the characters of the story…
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