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A Time for Everything

It’s not been an easy few years. No mask can hide it, no needle inoculate us from it. In addition to health woes we’ve had years of political upheaval and rancor, riots in our streets. Inflation is informing us that … Continue reading

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Are there carnal Christians?

Yes there are. I know this because I am one. You, I pray, are one as well. Because there are only two kinds of genuine Christians, carnal ones and dead ones. It is important, as always, that we define our … Continue reading

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How do you handle times of spiritual dryness?

There is a reason that mountaintop experiences are called mountaintop experiences- because it is the very glory of them that makes them so rare. The top of a mountain is sublime, exhilarating, moving. But you can’t live there. All of … Continue reading

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Cancel Culture

There are a thousand ways the church foolishly follows the world. It is a perennial problem, just another form of the syncretism that led ancient Israel down the path of destruction. Typically our following is permissive. That is, when the … Continue reading

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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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Forever Friend, Randy Winton; Appeal; Peace in the Valley

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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What is the doctrine of illumination?

Illumination is that doctrine that describes the work of the Holy Spirit in helping the believer to understand God’s Word. Though regeneration is required to rightly understand the Word, while having spiritual eyes comes before having spiritual sight, they are … Continue reading

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Once Not a People

The RC Sproul Jr. Principle of Hermeneutics is a simple truth, and a deep passion of mine. It goes like this- Whenever you see someone in the Bible doing something really, really stupid, do not say to yourself, “How can … Continue reading

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New Theses; New Reformation

Thesis 91 We must believe He is washing His bride. The driving force behind the devil’s temptation is less the hope we’ll get hooked on some illicit pleasure, more the power he wields when he is able to accuse us. … Continue reading

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