My family will tell you that I’m a thermostat control freak. I have a day marked on my calendar when I have arbitrarily determined it’s acceptable to flip on the air conditioning or the heater, depending on the season. And even when those systems come on, they’re never set quite ...
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4 Cultural Challenges to Discipleship –
One of the primary terms the Bible uses to describe our relationship with Jesus is the word “walk.” It’s a good word; it has the connotation of a forward progression. We aren’t meant to have a stagnant relationship with our Lord; instead, we are making forward progress in ...
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3 Reasons to Keep Praying –
“Is it time to go yet?”
I heard that question approximately 8,000 times on a certain Saturday. That’s because that Saturday was Halloween, and our kids knew that we were meeting their cousins and some other friends for a trick-or-treat extravaganza and the subsequent ...
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Three Ways to Boast in the Lord –
What does it mean to boast?
Even if you can’t quote the definition, you know it when you see it, just like our kids do. There is a certain way you tweak your voice, a certain way you hold your head, and ultimately a certain way you view yourself that is boasting. Through all ...
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The Maturing of Self –
John Calvin wrote in the beginning of The Institutes of the Christian Religion these words in regard to knowledge of God and knowledge of self:
“Our wisdom, in so far as it ought to be deemed true and solid Wisdom, consists almost entirely of two parts: the knowledge of God and ...
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When Complexity Abounds, Return to Simplicity –
Sometimes I drink too much coffee.
And not like, “Perhaps I shouldn’t have had that extra cup in the afternoon because now I’m having a little trouble sleeping,” but more like, “I think my heart is going to explode.” Ever have that feeling?
It’s the feeling that your heart is ...
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