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New Study Begins Tonight- The Greatest Commandment

Tonight we begin a new study, exploring the greatest commandment. We will unpack both the command to love the Lord our God with all that we are and our neighbor as ourselves. All are welcome in our home at 6:15 … Continue reading

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Where do we draw the line on Christian essentials?

“In essentials, unity. In doubtful matters, liberty. In all things, charity.” This quote purports to tell us exactly where to draw these lines. And it does so rather well. What this famous quote doesn’t do is tell us which matters … Continue reading

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Holding the Center: Tyranny, Liberty and Covenant

We are a litigious people. We not only like to sue one another, we like to avoid being sued, and having to sue. That is, we hire lawyers not only to write up contracts, but to help enforce contracts. Handshakes … Continue reading

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Our Concluding Hosea Study; The Bride Wore Red

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What’s the best decision you made in the last ten years?

Responding to a message. No doubt about it. A person I had never met came to me online for counsel during a difficult time. I offered what counsel I could over the course of a few years. Then I brought … Continue reading

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Sacred Marriage; Cultural Sea Change & The Church; Convicted

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Meek and Mild? Smoldering Wicks and Cracking Whips

Jesus, like love, is something everyone wants to lay claim to. There is no organized coalition banded together by a hatred of love. So too there are precious few people who are willing to lay a charge at Jesus’ feet. … Continue reading

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Final Hosea Study Tonight: The Bride Wore Red

Tonight we continue our study exploring God’s book of Hosea. As always, all are welcome in our home for dinner at 6:15 eastern, and the study begins at 7:00. In addition, we will livestream on Facebook Live, RC-Lisa Sproul, and … Continue reading

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Does God really decide, and care who wins a football game?

I began asking this question as a little boy, deeply committed to the Pittsburgh Steelers. I remember praying that we would beat the Oakland Raiders in an upcoming playoff game. When my prayer ended, fear set in- what if there … Continue reading

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Too Easily Distracted, Too Easily Satisfied

We live in a world where work gets done tomorrow. All deadlines must be flexible, negotiable in our day, lest we have no deadlines at all. Excellence has gone the way of the dodo. We are, in the words of … Continue reading

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