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What are some key idols evangelicals tend to struggle with?

In the Old Testament what sin did God’s people struggle with the most? We tend to focus on various sins of the flesh in our concerns about ourselves. And to be sure, our fathers in the faith fought those battles. … Continue reading

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Sneaking Them Into Whose Kingdom? No Repentance Required

I’m old enough to remember when “lifestyle evangelism” was all the rage. We were encouraged to get ourselves out of the salt shaker and into the world. The thought was that if we didn’t lead our conversations with unbelievers with … Continue reading

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Broken Homes, Broken People and the Gospel

Broken people create broken homes. That is, before we can offer the balm of Gilead to those living in broken homes, we need to be perfectly clear how we got that way. For all the pressures assaulting the family, for … Continue reading

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LDSQ2BA Latter Day Saints Questions to Be Answered

I have questions for my Latter Day Saint friends. While I believe the distinctive doctrines of Latter Day Saints are unbiblical and false, I likewise am grateful for my LDS friends over the years. I ask these questions less as … Continue reading

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The Cosmology of Elfland: Rejecting A Clockwork Orange

We are all the children of the Enlightenment. Even if we couldn’t begin to define “Enlightenment,” or if we know what it is and see it as an Endarkenment, we’re still shaped by it. It’s in our blood and sinews, … Continue reading

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Victory By Death: The Way of the Cross, The Way of the Way

The Devil delights in false dichotomies. When he persuades us that our choices are between this foolishness and that weakness — heads, he wins; tails, the kingdom loses. When we are lukewarm in our commitment, when we think the kingdom … Continue reading

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The Parables of Jesus- A Man Went Out to Sow

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Pride Before the Fall: Adam, Eve and Mephistopheles

God is true and every man a liar. Liars, however, dress like their father. That is, just as the devil appears as an angel of light, so he, and his minions, appear as tellers, indeed lovers of the truth. As … Continue reading

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Knot Kneading & Not Needing to Know: Me & the Sanford Mess

One cannot step outside the system. And we are the system. As I argued last week with respect to the war in Iran, truth can be hard to come by, outside of God’s Word and His world. Because every man … Continue reading

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The First Casualty: All That We Don’t Know About Iran

What I remember most about the first days of the COVID crisis was the sense that I had no idea whom to believe. I was skeptical of claims made the government because, well, they were claims made by the government. … Continue reading

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