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November 4, 2024

Are you becoming more loving?

The more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God. — MARTIN LUTHER LET ME GET RIGHT TO THE POINT: Jesus said that love is the clearest mark of a Christian. “A new commandment I give to you,” He announced in John 13:34–35, “that you love one another: just as I have […]

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Published on November 04, 2024 13:52

November 2, 2024

November 1, 2024

The redemptive value of lament

I began to see the redemptive value of lament and wonder why it was often missing. For example, I listened differently at funerals, and they seemed lament-lite. The absence of lament in our worship services also struck me. I noticed how the majority of songs were celebratory and triumphant. While I have nothing against celebration […]

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Published on November 01, 2024 14:12

October 29, 2024

Not just holier; youier

God doesn’t make anything and then decide to throw it away. He creates, and then, if there is a problem, he rescues. Redemption always involves the redemption of creation. The psalmist says, “Know that the LORD Himself is God. It is He who made us, and not we ourselves.” Here is the good news: When […]

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Published on October 29, 2024 13:45

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October 25, 2024

How to read the Sermon on the Mount (Hint: it is not a new set of rules.)

One dark and stormy evening a ship with a proud captain was heading directly into an oncoming ship. The other ship signaled, “Turn around,” but the proud captain refused. He signaled the other ship to get out of his way; after all, he was a famous captain piloting an important ship. The other ship signaled […]

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Published on October 25, 2024 14:18

October 23, 2024

I can’t wait any longer

I’m a grown man, I thought. I do not know how many years of life are before me. I cannot wait anymore. When I was going to school, I was preoccupied with good grades or getting cute girls to like me. As the years went by, I became preoccupied with work and my circumstances because […]

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Published on October 23, 2024 13:42

October 22, 2024

Are you governed increasingly by God’s Word

The sum and substance of the preparation needed for a coming eternity is that you believe what the Bible tells you and do what the Bible bids you. — THOMAS CHALMERS   WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE to be the most valuable tangible object in the world? Perhaps you think of something like the Hope Diamond, […]

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Published on October 22, 2024 13:50