Should I Go?
Should Christians attend homosexual weddings? The answer might not be a simple "yes" or "no."...
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The Spirituality of Sorrow
For the Christian, is sadness something to be ignored, something to be repressed, something to be ashamed of? Or is it maybe something to be embraced?...
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Planting Seeds and Buying Fields
What Mike Tyson, Hamilton, and Jeremiah teach me about having a legacy....
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The Serious Business of Laughter
Is it possible that laughter in the face of death is actually an act of faith?...
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"Best Case Scenario" Reconsidered
I get what Paul means when he says, "To die is gain," but we can't skip over what he means when he says, "For me, to live is Christ."...
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Fluffy Pillows
Would you rather go to a hospital with fluffy pillows or with skilled surgeons?...
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Though He Slay Me
Is it a lack of faith to expect death in my situation? That's not really how faith works ...
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Where My Anchor Holds
My soul's anchor is not just information about God. It is the action of God in Jesus Christ....
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My Anchors
A continuation of the previous post - what are the anchors that hold me steady in the storm?...
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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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