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June 2014

June 23, 2014

Piper on Nudity and Clothing

Piper on Nudity and Clothing "..public nudity today is not a return to innocence but...

June 17, 2014

It’s Up to You

It doesn't seem to matter what sins your parents, your siblings, your spouse or your...

June 13, 2014

This Gift is for Us

Earlier today I was reading 2 Chronicles 7. It is at the part where Solomon...

June 12, 2014

Shout

"We do not know how our words will be taken. We do not know where...

June 09, 2014

Judgy, Judgy

Here is a handy list of 7 Signs That You're "Judging" Others. Always good to...

June 09, 2014

Sex, Drugs, Ink and Purity

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

May 2014

May 07, 2014

Answered Prayers 5 & 6

Today, last year, I wrote this regarding the death of my best friend: Since...

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 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 14, 2014

March 2014

March 29, 2014

Unlikely Love

Jesus promised the world would see him in our love for one another (John 13:35)....

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...

March 22, 2014

Lenten Reflection from Fujimura

"In John 12, it is written that “Lazarus was one of those reclining with...

March 20, 2014

Living Truth

Next time you are hurt by someone's unkind words, next time you feel judged, next...

March 20, 2014

Outrage Porn and the Christian Reader

Outrage Porn and the Christian Reader Bloggers are trained to blog the extreme because that...

March 11, 2014

Acts of Service and Experiencing Jesus

Particularly popular in our age of social justice. Fighting for a cause becomes the expression...

March 10, 2014

Distracting Idols

"The Kingdom of God is not a matter of organic eating, education choices for your...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Fight for Us

Fight for Us ↑ This post is incredibly encouraging. The last month has been a tough...

February 25, 2014

God Hates Domestic Violence

I started to cry as I read this. Not for myself, but I deeply care...

February 24, 2014

Salted

This sermon hit me pretty hard today. Listening through it (we missed church the Sunday...

February 23, 2014

Loving Jesus

This morning I read the thirteenth chapter in Beautiful Outlaw. Up until this chapter, the...

February 21, 2014

Don’t Waste Your ____________

"Cancer does not win if we die. It wins if we fail to cherish Christ."-John...

February 19, 2014

Anxiety: Sin, Disorder, or Both?

This is something I have a lot of experience with. I've fought with "normal" levels...