Forgiveness and Satisfaction Symbolized in the Lord’s Supper
When we reflect on the meaning of the Lord’s Supper, we commonly understand the wine to symbolize Christ’s shed blood and the bread Christ’s broken body. And such a view…
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Our Incongruous Capacity for Joy
We are tiny, seemingly insignificant individuals on a planet swirling in the vastness of the universe. And yet, incredibly, we each have an incongruous capacity for joy. It seems we…
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A Word About Our Sex-Soaked World
The world is dominated by sex. It’s nothing new. Thousands of years ago through today, the mastery stands. With media, technology, and screens, it’s more obvious now, but sex has…
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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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My Favorite Verse About Heaven
What will heaven be like? It’s a common question. And this curiosity is a good thing because every Christian should long to be in the presence of Christ (Philippians 1:23), and for the day when Christ comes and makes everything right again (Revelation 6:10). And there’s a lot of great verses one can use to detail what we know about the eternal new heavens and new earth, but my favorite verse to describe it all in a nutshell is probably Ephesians 2:7…
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4 Characteristics of Contentment
What is contentment? Is it actually possible? What does it look like (and not look like)? These are questions I have always wanted to dig deeper into. Who doesn’t want to know how to feel more constantly at peace and more consistently content? So, as a result, I have started reading Erik Raymond’s book Chasing Contentment. In this work, he leans on the Bible and other impactful church thinkers to help us see what contentment is…
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Your Screens Can Blind You: Finding Joy in the Unseen
*Article originally published on Desiring God. “We walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). In the current technological world, these famous words by the apostle Paul are becoming increasingly difficult to follow. Sight has always been one of humanity’s primary senses. But now, in the age of colorful screens constantly vying for our attention, it is becoming tougher and tougher to trust in what we cannot see and walk by faith. It is a battle we each fight every day…
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Our Hearts Get Crowded
When the apostle John urged his readers, “Do not love the world or the things of the world” (1 John 2:15), he was not being legalistic, or a crotchety old man focused only on morals, or a negative Nancy. Rather, he was caring for those he was writing to. And God, through him, was loving us…
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Entertain Yourself Often with God
In the collection of writings and letters known as The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence continually urges his readers to consistently seek to recognize God’s presence. On this idea, he writes, “Above all, get a habit of entertaining yourself often with God, and forget Him the least you can”…
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Why Fighting Worldliness Is So Serious (And Not Legalistic)
In the edited book, Worldliness, C.J. Mahaney explains in the opening chapter why worldliness is so serious. After showing the importance of loving Jesus above all else biblically, and after debunking the idea that fighting worldliness is legalism, he ends the first chapter of the book with a powerful, brief sentence summarizing it all. He writes…
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