A Farewell to Proof-Texting (Church Membership, Part 1)
Understanding how the Bible speaks of church membership requires a different way of using Scripture than we might be used to....
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In hard times, we become desperate for control over our lives. The Bible calls us to seek something else instead....
The Shame of the Unhealed
If God is able to work miracles of healing, what are we to think of those he chooses not to heal?...
This May Be the Last Time
Grieving a loss that hasn't happened yet can steal the joy that God intends for the time he has given us...
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FOMO addendum - The Soundtrack of Longing
Rock songs, Ecclesiastes, and facing death without FOMO....
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FOMO and Scrounging Up Crumbs
What do we do with the fear that we won't experience everything in life that we want to experience?...
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Getting Angry With God
If we believe God is in control, even when we suffer, isn't it natural to be angry that he allows pain in our lives?...
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Suffering Well (An Incomplete Guide)
A few thoughts on how Christians should suffer....
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Suffering is the Norm
Why is it that we think suffering is the exception and that peace and comfort are to be expected?...
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The Search for Silver Linings
Searching for silver linings in our suffering is a natural impulse. But if we're not wise, it can lead us away from comfort instead of towards it...
Crumbled Have Spires in Every Land
Church buildings are significant, but they are still only buildings. The true church exists elsewhere....
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Analog Sanctification
Putting off the old self is less like digital deletion and more like an older technology....
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What Good is a New Year?
Calling January 1st the start of a "new" year doesn't change anything about us or the year itself. And maybe that's a very good thing....
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The Christmas story is only half a story if we leave out what Jesus was doing before he was born....
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We often see words like "Joy" "Peace" and "Blessing" and Christmastime, but there is one word we do not often associate with the season. And yet it is a very fitting word....
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Something Better than Vegetables (Finding Comfort in Providence, Part 3)
God is loving, but in a way that doesn't always match our demands and expectations. ...
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