Interesting Things I’m Reading: Anatomy of a Sneer

Kevin DeYoung, The Anatomy of a Sneer Armour follows a predictable outline meant to silence opposing viewpoints. Kevin Deyoung This is an interesting article discussing a recently published opinion piece in USA Today that denounces a particular Christian’s viewpoint regarding men in women’s sports as “bigotry”.

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Interesting Things I’m Reading: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Patrick Schreiner, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Christian Nationalism: A Baptist Perspective” After Schriener rightly and helpfully calls for quick listening and slow speaking, he offers three forms of “Christian Nationalism” as a way of understanding how the term is used by different people. His three forms include (1) the Good: those […]

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What is Ash Wednesday? What is Lent?

Today marks the beginning of the season of Lent, “the 40 day period starting on Ash Wednesday and ending on Easter Saturday, during which Christians prepare their hearts for Easter, and draw near to God through the practices of prayer, fasting, and giving. Growing up and into adulthood I considered Ash Wednesday and Lent as […]

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Discipleship: Part 2

In the previous blog post, we explored two passages that teach us the nature, context, and application (in two stages) of discipleship. The goal of this second post is to dive deeper into the second application stage. To meet this goal, we will be exploring four areas of a disciple’s lifethat God has designed for […]

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Discipleship: Part 1

The goal of this post is to introduce you to (or refresh you in) God’s sufficient design for discipleship and to encourage further study and application. To reach this goal, we will examine two passages of Scripture that instruct us about the nature, context, and practice of discipleship. *(To encourage further study, there will be […]

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Ministry to the Mourning

“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, as I am fully known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant loss, or infertility are commonplace tragedies that affect […]

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Find His Hand

  “A person’s steps are established by the Lord, and he takes pleasure in his way. Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, because the Lord supports him with His hand.” – Psalm 37:23-24 Psalm 37:23 is a difficult one to understand. The Hebrew is just ambiguous enough to mean two different things. It could mean […]

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Roe v. Wade: The work continues

“So God created man in His own image; He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female.” – Genesis 1:27 The overturning of Roe is an historic moment to be celebrated for many reasons, including the vindication of the tireless work of almost 50 years of pro-life activists and the affirmation of the […]

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Pressing In

“As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word…” Luke 5:1 God’s word. It is the word that comes from God. It is the word that carries the authority of God. It is the word that gives life to creation, forgiveness to sinners, release to prisoners, adoption to orphans, provision to the poor, power to the weak, and […]

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