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July 2015

July 23, 2015

#DefundPlannedParenthood

If we demand that congress defund Planned Parenthood (as we should), we cannot expect God...

June 2015

June 07, 2015

The Problem With Anger

When someone gives way to ungodly anger, the sin is destructive and bad. But when...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

Insights and Repentance

"Instead of using your insights into other people's issues as a spiritual hammer, Jesus wants...

February 2015

February 15, 2015

Same

After we've been in the church for a while, I think it is easy to...

January 2015

January 31, 2015

Different

Differences are exciting and bring a sense of getting to enjoy something we don't possess....

January 27, 2015

Disillusionment

The ugly truth about Christianity is that Christians are sinners. But when those intended to bring...

January 24, 2015

Should and Oughts

Sometimes modern Christianity encourages us to derive Christian principles, action steps, and application maxims from every...

January 22, 2015

God and Social Justice

[W]hen we study justice we learn about God. And when we study God we learn about...

January 09, 2015

Peace in Imperfection

We don’t really see those moments of weakness from Paul’s life. I’m projecting them for...

January 02, 2015

Tough Times

When you have days that are hard, where nothing seems to be going right, and...

November 2014

November 13, 2014

Chronic Illness and Sin

If someone tells you that the reason you are hurting, the reason you are sick,...

October 2014

October 22, 2014

Guilt and Grace

In the grip of sin, in the grip of guilt, it feels impossible. It feels...

September 2014

September 04, 2014

What the 9th Commandment Means

1. God’s will is that I never give false testimony against anyone. 2. I twist...

September 04, 2014

Modesty of the Heart

Here’s a scenario: You and Jesus have the surfboards strapped to the top of the...

July 2014

July 10, 2014

It’s Not Me, It’s Him.

Don't be misled by my blog, my Facebook and twitter feeds. Don't be fooled by...

July 02, 2014

Friends or Fans?

"If your friends never make you uncomfortable. You don’t have friends. You have fans." -Darrin...

June 2014

June 09, 2014

Sex, Drugs, Ink and Purity

Purity is not what you do or have done. It was not lost with how...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Forgiveness and Trust

Confusing forgiveness and trust means that forgiveness doesn’t actually have any teeth; it’s grace without...

April 29, 2014

Identity

We cannot save ourselves by trying to separate ourselves out from the sinners. We cannot...

April 24, 2014

Tozer on Christian Liberty

Christian liberty is freedom to live in the Spirit, unhindered by externals. Christian liberty is...

April 23, 2014

Look and Remember

Don’t you know that God has determined to flood this world with His grace, through...

April 22, 2014

Christian Submission

"The word submission, on its own, holds no moral value whatsoever. Submission could be noble,...

April 19, 2014

Romans 12:18

Remember that when David marched forward to fight Goliath, his courage was considered by his...

April 16, 2014

Repentance

"If we preach a “gospel” with no call to repentance we are preaching something other...

April 15, 2014

Modest About Immodesty

It's time for Christian men to stop having immodest reactions to immodesty. Yes, female immodesty...

April 15, 2014

Worshipping With Your Brain

Failure to think, failure to think carefully, failure to think courageously, failure to think creatively...

April 07, 2014

Anger

I am reading Rid of My Disgrace right now, which is a solid (albeit emotionally...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

Awake, Awake

"The modern emphasis that God is a convenience and Jesus Christ so kindly died for...

March 26, 2014

Holiness by Checklist

"It’s easier to follow a checklist of do’s and don’ts than it is to do...

March 25, 2014

Evangelism

We do many things in order to avoid direct evangelism: we give to charities, we...