What Is a Psalm?
Why do we sing? Do musicians compose melodies only to aid us in memorizing words? Or does music also serve another purpose?...
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Why Do We Sing Psalm 24?
What exactly is the gospel? And who besides Jesus could ever say they have clean hands or a pure heart? ...
No Confidence in Princes
You can feel the panic in the air as the election draws near. But citizens of God's Kingdom should have no part in that fear....
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Why Do We Sing Psalm 2?
We often hear God calling Jesus "His beloved Son" in the same way that we hear an earthly Father saying "I love my son." But what if what God is saying is closer to "this is my chosen champion"? Would that change the way you think of Jesus?...
Why Do We Sing Psalm 13?
Christians are called to be joyful in all circumstances, right? So why do we observe so many Christians who are sad, sometimes for a long time?...
Why Do We Sing Psalm 8?
The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, the Marianas Trench all scream the same truth...God is majestic. So in comparison, man is nothing, right? Not exactly......
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Why Do We Sing Psalm 1?
How many paths are there in life? Hundreds? Thousands? Millions?!?! What if told you there are only two?...
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In Defense of Short-term Missions
Do short-term mission trips work? They do. If they're done well....
(Not So) Great Expectations
Expectations can lead to conflict - with other people and with God....
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Stop Apologizing
The Bible never tells us to apologize. Seriously. It tells us to do something else....
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What Is a Psalm?
Why do we sing? Do musicians compose melodies only to aid us in memorizing words? Or does music also serve another purpose?...
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A Place Where You Belong (Church Membership, Part 6)
Some final thoughts on the practical need for local church membership....
Keep ReadingThe Case for the Local Church (Church Membership, Part 3)
As a Christian, I'm a member of the body of Christ. Why, then, do we talk about also being a member of a local church?...
Keep ReadingAmong You and Over You (Church Membership, Part 4)
When Scripture describes the role of elder, it uses language that cannot be understood without the idea of church membership....
Keep ReadingDiscipline Needs the Church (Church Membership, Part 5)
The way Scripture describes the discipline of sinners is only possible in the context of the local church....
Keep ReadingThe Church Within the Church (Church Membership, Part 2)
Is the church only those who are saved? Or is it everyone that shows up on a Sunday morning? The answer is somewhere in between, and it might be less black and white than we want....
Keep ReadingA 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....
Keep ReadingCrumbled Have Spires in Every Land
Church buildings are significant, but they are still only buildings. The true church exists elsewhere....
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