Category Archives: assurance

Sacred Marriage- Woman at the Well; Tasting the Scandal Du Jour

Adultery, Backstabbing and Socialism, oh my. Today’s podcast brings old truths of grace face to face, or heel to head with the old “news” of sin. Grace wins, because Jesus Changes Everything. Be a good egg and listen in. Then … Continue reading

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The Parable of the Prodigal Father: Rejoicing in His Grace

When I served as editor-in-chief of Tabletalk magazine, I committed my share of gaffes. I received more than my share of sweet natured but schoolmarmish notes about why this semicolon should have been a colon, or why further was the … Continue reading

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The Scarlet D: Peter, Past Failures and Reputations

Nobody likes disloyalty. Whether one is a heroic lawman hunting down mafioso or a dastardly mafioso evading a heroic lawman, disloyalty sours the stomach. Incompetence is a frustration. Arrogance is an annoyance. Disloyalty, however, reveals a selfishness, a cravenness so … Continue reading

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Remembering What Is Remembered No More

The devil, when he tempts us, encourages us to not see the sin before us as sin. When he tempted Eve to eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil his sales pitch wasn’t, “This is a … Continue reading

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Why does Jesus say that those who mourn will be comforted?

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most familiar passages of all the Bible, and is certainly the most famous sermon ever given. It is rich in themes we all need to master, our calling to be salt … Continue reading

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YOLT- You Only Live Twice: The Life to Come

Though I’m not the first to do so, I’ve long argued that the mark of maturity is to delay gratification. Dave Ramsey puts it this way, first, you live like no one else. That is, you pay off all debts, … Continue reading

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A Portion of the Hole: In Heaven, and on Earth

I was evangelizing. Not, sadly, about the good news of Jesus, but the message of limited government. I explained that even Marx himself recognized that a free economy created a great deal of stuff. Productivity wasn’t the problem, according to … Continue reading

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What is the “mind of Christ” we’re called to have?

Paul encourages us in his letter to the Philippians, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” Ben Gutierrez argues in Living Out The Mind of Christ, the antecedent “this” points backward to what Paul was … Continue reading

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Christ’s Body: How We Miss the We-ness of Us All

Humans are curious creatures. Just as we struggle to get our minds around both the one-ness and the three-ness of the godhead, so we struggle to understand ourselves. We are alone with our thoughts, alone in our skins. We will … Continue reading

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We Must Pray, With Fervor, Maranatha, Lord Jesus

I used to say “Last things last.” Eschatology was, I knew, not easy. I figured I, and others, should master the easier stuff before moving on. Eventually I came to understand that when God reveals something to us we have … Continue reading

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