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Monthly Archives: August 2015
John Piper’s “Proud Canvas” – a misunderstanding of the artistry of God
Your life in Christ is not a life of rags that God uses to get some dirty work done, and then later he’ll clean you up a bit. No, your life in Christ is as a new creation made perfect … Continue reading
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Tagged Desiring God, God's masterpiece, Holy Spirit, humility, Jesus, John Piper, Pride
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God in Three Persons – the doctrine of the Trinity is not as complicated as you think
[From the archives.] One way to understand Trinitarian doctrine is by seeing what it’s not, and one thing it’s not is modalism.* Modalism Works For Me Now before you cast me out as a heretic and declare me anathema, let … Continue reading
Courthouses, Heaven and Coming Home
When I became a judge 20 years ago, they had no place for me. Literally. I was the eighth judge in a seven judge courthouse, and that meant there was no courtroom for me. They also had no chambers for … Continue reading
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Tagged courthouse, Jesus, judgeship, My Father's House, new creation, New Heaven and Earth, Revelation 21, Son of Man
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Moses Preached the Gospel of Jesus to the Israelites
One of the most relied upon passages for evangelism is Romans 10:9. If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Declaring for all … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, Gospel of Christ, Jesus, Moses, Old Testament Law, righteousness, Romans 10
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Why Your Story Matters to Jesus
[From the archives.] We Need Stories I’m a Jane Austen fan. Her novels, her short stories, her letters. I’m a fan of adaptations too, whether taken directly from her work (Emma Thompson rocked the script for Sense and Sensibility and won … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashley Clements, Jane Austen, Jesus, Lizzie Bennet Diaries, parables, Story
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Looking Backward Moves You Forward
Objects in Mirror are Closer than they Appear It’s a long drive from northern California to San Diego. The radio station that came in strong during one stretch of open road played Christian music with the DJs telling humorous stories … Continue reading
A Plea To The Gospel Coalition: living up to your name
Coalitions are best able to pursue their goal when widely based. When a group chooses to use the word coalition in its title, it conveys the sense that the group is choosing to join with a broad spectrum of other … Continue reading
Why is the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood Targeting My Kids?
When Target was asked why it had a toy aisle with the signs “building sets” and “girls’ building sets” it did the sensible thing: it decided labeling toys as belonging solely to boys or girls was unnecessary. Yet the Council … Continue reading
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Tagged CBMW, Grant Castleberry, target, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
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Not a Tame God
In Job 41, God asks a rather odd question. Not odd as in nonsense, but odd in that it is one of the most thought-provoking passages in the whole book. Keep in mind as you read these few verses that Leviathan … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Job, Christlikeness, Jesus, Leviathan, Potter's clay
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