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2025-04-05T18:15:27-07:00

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The Paradox of Pride

Last updated on: April 5, 2025 at 6:15 pm By Brad Vaughn

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Pride is strange. We rarely see its real shape because it’s usually cloaked in comparison— one of pride’s favorite disguises. Beneath the surface of so many self-assured statements, opinions, and ambitions is a quiet, often unacknowledged dependence: we regard ourselves as superior to the very people whose recognition we crave in order to feel superior. That’s the paradox. This isn’t merely a psychological tic. It’s a theological and relational distortion that keeps us orbiting around ourselves while tethered to others... Read more

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2025-03-17T11:25:43-07:00

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What motivates obedience when I don’t want to obey?

Last updated on: March 17, 2025 at 11:25 am By Brad Vaughn

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What does true obedience to God look like—and what doesn’t it look like? This isn’t just a theoretical question. It goes to the heart of what it means to follow Christ. Many of us know we’re supposed to obey God, but have we asked, “Why am I obeying? What drives my obedience?” Is it born from genuine faith, or is it a disguised form of legalism— an attempt to prove ourselves or earn God’s acceptance? True obedience isn’t about external... Read more

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2025-03-13T11:59:10-07:00

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What if we cared about God’s reputation more than our own?

Last updated on: March 13, 2025 at 11:59 am By Brad Vaughn

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What if, instead of working so hard to make ourselves look good, we poured that energy into making God look good in the world? Read more

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Hypocrisy in the Bible. Doing Right Things for Wrong Reasons

Last updated on: March 13, 2025 at 11:41 am By Brad Vaughn

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Hypocrisy isn’t just about inconsistency or moral failure; it’s about doing the right things for the wrong reasons Read more

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Glory, Violence, and the Gospel of Peace

Last updated on: May 12, 2025 at 2:18 pm By Brad Vaughn

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Today’s guest post by Werner Mischke is an excerpt from his new book One New Humanity: Glory, Violence, and the Gospel of Peace (WCP, 2025), 206–08. It’s available at MissionBooks.org, Amazon.com, and other major retailers. Check out the book website, which includes short videos for each chapter. Note: In Appendix 1, I contributed an exegetical article, “Reconciling Atonement in Ephesians 2: An exegetical approach.” This 10,000-word theological article examines the often-overlooked text of Ephesians 2:11-22 relative to the doctrine of... Read more

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Praise Is Not a Proxy for God’s Acceptance

Last updated on: March 12, 2025 at 10:19 am By Brad Vaughn

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We live in an age of relentless self-promotion. Whether on social media or in ministry circles, people feel pressure to showcase their accomplishments—platforms built, books written, churches planted, degrees earned. Christians are not immune to this temptation. Without realizing it, many of us construct “spiritual resumes,” hoping to gain respect from others—and perhaps even to reassure ourselves of God’s approval. We subtly assume that people’s praise is a proxy for God’s acceptance. But the gospel calls us to something radically... Read more

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How Dostoevsky Uses Honor and Shame in Crime and Punishment

Last updated on: January 11, 2025 at 12:02 pm By Brad Vaughn

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While rereading Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment recently, I'm stuck by its enduring relevance for us today. In the book, honor and shame are woven throughout the story, driving the characters’ moral and spiritual journeys and anchoring the plot. Read more

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Why Egalitarians Can Stay in a Complementarian Church

Last updated on: April 23, 2025 at 10:24 am By Brad Vaughn

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If you’re convinced the Bible affirms women preaching and leading, what do you do when your church disagrees? Read more

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Rediscovering Adults’ Role in Honor and Protection

Last updated on: January 11, 2025 at 12:07 pm By Brad Vaughn

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Check out Freya India’s “The Need for Adults” if you want to read a powerful critique of modern parenting and much of the West’s adult culture. Her central argument is that modern adults have largely abandoned their roles as moral authorities. This claim raises fundamental questions about responsibility, identity, and cultural values. Accordingly, this post takes a close look at key parts of India’s argument. In the process, I’ll explore themes of honor, shame, and the moral vacuum that sucks... Read more

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The War on the Western Church

Last updated on: April 1, 2025 at 7:06 am By Brad Vaughn

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A troubling trend is to reduce the West to a collection of its worst sins. This same dynamic is playing out with the Western church. Read more

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