“He instructed them to take nothing for the road except a staff…So they went out and preached that people should repent.” Mark 6:8, 12 Jesus wasn’t sending His disciples out in poverty, He sent them out with urgency. Jesus’ instructions for their attire and provision were just like God’s instructions for the people leaving Egypt […]
Read MoreHe commissioned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs and gave them authority over unclean spirits. Mark 6:7 Have you heard these preacher clichés? “God equips the sent not sends the equipped.” “God uses the available not the able.” They are cliché in part because they’re true. The Bible is full of […]
Read More“While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader’s house and said, “Your daughter is dead. Why bother the teacher anymore?” When Jesus overheard what was said, he told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.” Mark 5:35-36 “Only believe.” It is what the Greek grammarians call a present imperative. What that means for the […]
Read MoreKevin 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”.
Read MorePatrick 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 […]
Read MoreToday 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 […]
Read MoreIn 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read More“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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