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The danger of blogging

When you think about it, the advent of blogs has been a huge development in the life of our society. I’m no historian of technology, but it seems to me that blogs are the tracts or pamphlets of the...

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What is the church?

The gospel teaches us that the Church is the one and only foretaste of heaven now because she alone has a real participation in the life of God on earth…. This divine reality of foretaste and first...

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It is easiest t…

It is easiest to forgive, while there is yet little to be forgiven. A single injury may soon be dismissed from the memory; but a long succession of ill offices by degrees associates itself with every...

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Samuel Johnson, The Rambler

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain. He that willingly suffers the corrosions of inveterate hatred,...

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Five great books on discipleship

I've made a list of five books on discipleship that we written in my lifetime and that I continue to come back to as I consider how to be a fully devoted follower (disciple) of Jesus.

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The surprising benefits of dumping Facebook

Each year as I enter Lent I wonder whether it's really worth giving up Facebook. It seems like there's very little cost to being on the site. In fact, as the number of people you know who are "on...

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Milbank’s critique of some missional church expressions

John Milbank offers a biting critique of Fresh Expressions, a missional church movement in the Church of England. As ever, Milbank’s words are insightful and a helpful challenge to some problematic...

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Is God angry at sin?

The wrath of God is a necessary corollary to His love. Were God not angry with our sin, He could not truly be said to love us. It is almost impossible to conceive of the absence of anger in any...

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Does God speak? Are we listening?

Does God speak? If He does, are we listening? My answer to those question is that God is speaking. He speaks to His people primarily through Scripture, which is our rule of faith and life–the lens...

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Do I really believe that Jesus loves me?

According to Brennan Manning Jesus will have one question for us at the Judgment.Filed under: gospel & culture Tagged: brennan manning, gospel, spiritual formation

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The danger of blogging

When you think about it, the advent of blogs has been a huge development in the life of our society. I’m no historian of technology, but it seems to me that blogs are the tracts or pamphlets of the...

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Finding the holy in everyday life

Finding Holy in the Suburbs IVP – October 2018 – $16.00 How can we be holy when our lives are a mess? Those who journey through life without succumbing to the vices that are so easy to cultivate, do so...

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What is the church?

The gospel teaches us that the Church is the one and only foretaste of heaven now because she alone has a real participation in the life of God on earth…. This divine reality of foretaste and first...

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It is easiest t…

It is easiest to forgive, while there is yet little to be forgiven. A single injury may soon be dismissed from the memory; but a long succession of ill offices by degrees associates itself with every...

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Samuel Johnson, The Rambler

A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain. He that willingly suffers the corrosions of inveterate hatred,...

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Five great books on discipleship

I've made a list of five books on discipleship that we written in my lifetime and that I continue to come back to as I consider how to be a fully devoted follower (disciple) of Jesus.

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The surprising benefits of dumping Facebook

Each year as I enter Lent I wonder whether it's really worth giving up Facebook. It seems like there's very little cost to being on the site. In fact, as the number of people you know who are "on...

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