Preoccupied. Superficial. Religious. Which Are You?
If you’ve ever driven along the Blue Ridge Parkway, you might have seen a sign...
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The Scandal of Grace: Jesus Loves Bad People
Martin Luther said that, since the fall, our hearts have been hard-wired with a “wages”...
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Let Jesus Turn Your Grave Into a Garden
Our sin, Scripture says, has not only put a curse over us; it has released...
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Submit to God or Conform to Culture
Following Jesus is counter-cultural in every society, though often in different ways. In some cultures,...
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Two Conditions for Real Spiritual Power
Most of us have things about ourselves we’d like to change, but many of us...
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Saddleback Church and Women Pastors
This weekend, Saddleback Church celebrated the ordination of their “first three women pastors” in what ...
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To All Those Who Are Waiting
In obedience to God’s command for every Israelite family to dedicate their firstborn to him...
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Is Jesus’ Mission Your Mission?
Jesus is not after passive surrender. The cross was his instrument of world salvation, so...
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Three Warnings for the Religious
In one of Jesus’ most well-known parables, two men build nearly identical houses, geographically close...
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Michael Jordan, Jesus, and a Ton of Fish: In the Presence of Greatness
When I was in middle school, I got to meet Michael Jordan. At the height...
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