A Place Where You Belong (Church Membership, Part 6)
Some final thoughts on the practical need for local church membership....
Keep ReadingThis 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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Showing Up
So often we hesitate to be involved in ministry because we feel inadequate. But most of what is required is simply being present....
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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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The 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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Analog Sanctification
Putting off the old self is less like digital deletion and more like an older technology....
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