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- What About Gluttony?
- Favorite Quotes from "The Blade Itself"
- For Non-Believers
- Favorite Quotes from "Ready Player One"
- Bible Verses You Cannot Obey Without Church
- A Fierce Shepherd
- Why Does God Demand a Payment for Sin?
- How Sickness is a Gift
Tag Archives: adoption
What Happens When a Christian Sins?
No matter what form of Christian ministry you find yourself laboring in (e.g. childrens, youth, adult, parenting), here is a question you will be asked: “What happens when a forgiven believer in Jesus sins?” Since the questions has everything do … Continue reading
How Christians See Their Lives
I am currently on vacation in Seattle. This morning, after having some breakfast with my beautiful girls, I left to finish some writing projects. As I walked through Pike’s Market on the way to Storyville Coffee Shop, I was struck … Continue reading
Not Everyone is God’s Child
People like to say, “Everyone is a child of God.” However, although this statements makes it way into American religious-sentimentality, it is not what the Bible teaches. The Bible is clear that, far from being God’s beloved children, all people … Continue reading
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Adoption: Our Highest Blessing (In Honor of Baby Eli)
My wife and I are blessed with, what it seems, the best kind of friends God has to offer. I could speak for days about the gratefulness I have for the friends Christ has gifted to my wife and I. … Continue reading
The Saturday Post(s)
Love is Not Open-Mindedness. A needed reminder. “As it’s been said, the opposite of love is not hate. It is indifference. Love gets angry when the good of it’s beloved is threatened.” Perfect Love Requires Perfect Hate. “My last resistance to the idea … Continue reading
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Eternity in Common
Jesus has saved us into a family called the Church. As a new Christian, one does not only gain a new Father, a new Savior, and a new Spirit who dwells within them, but they have gained new brothers and … Continue reading
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