The Problem with Preaching the Gospel to Yourself
Preaching the gospel to ourselves is a great practice to help us think and live rightly. But there's a problem with it......
Keep ReadingThe Trouble with Vending Machines
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...
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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? ...
Keep ReadingNo 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?...
Keep ReadingWhy 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?...
Keep ReadingWhy 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....
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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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