Analog Sanctification

Putting off the old self is less like digital deletion and more like an older technology....
Keep ReadingWhat exactly is the gospel? And who besides Jesus could ever say they have clean hands or a pure heart? ...
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....
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?...
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?...
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......
How many paths are there in life? Hundreds? Thousands? Millions?!?! What if told you there are only two?...
Do short-term mission trips work? They do. If they're done well....
Expectations can lead to conflict - with other people and with God....
The Bible never tells us to apologize. Seriously. It tells us to do something else....
Why do we sing? Do musicians compose melodies only to aid us in memorizing words? Or does music also serve another purpose?...
Putting off the old self is less like digital deletion and more like an older technology....
Keep ReadingCalling 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....
Keep ReadingThe Christmas story is only half a story if we leave out what Jesus was doing before he was born....
Keep ReadingWe 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....
Keep ReadingGod is loving, but in a way that doesn't always match our demands and expectations. ...
Keep ReadingThe greatest obstacle to trusting God's wisdom is that we fail to grasp how different God's thoughts are from our own....
Keep ReadingIf we believe that God is on control of the big things, we have to believe he is in total control of all the small things, too....
Keep ReadingIs sadness a sign of immaturity? Can I worship honestly if I'm not happy? Reading the Psalms might suggest that honest worship embraces the whole spectrum of our emotions. ...
Keep ReadingScripture tells us to "regard no one according to the flesh." How does this affect the labels our society encourages us to use?...
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