Category Archives: kingdom

Hope

More than once I’ve been asked- “Do you ever get angry with God?” Intellectually it’s a silly question. Emotionally it’s easy to understand. Hard times are hard, and we all know He determined our days before we were born (Psalm … Continue reading

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The Real Peter Principle

It has long been my complaint that no matter how big the buzz about the latest business book, the truth is that if the book has anything new to say, it is wrong. If it has anything true to say, … Continue reading

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A Time for Silence

When I grumble that some people aspire to be “more pious than God” my beef isn’t that these folks are adamant in their pursuit of godliness. My beef is that their standards are more narrow than the liberty God has … Continue reading

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We Are Family

The serpent, who is more cunning than any of the beasts of the field, is a counterfeiter. It is his wily custom to not merely construct an alternate realm to the realm of Christ, but to craft every piece of … Continue reading

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How should churches ensure singles feel valued?

By calling them, along with the marrieds, to repent and believe the gospel. I don’t want to diminish the hardship. The church is full of single people wishing they weren’t single. I do, however, want to suggest that such questions … Continue reading

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Curating Movies, The Batman; Psalm 23

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Four Evangelical Myths or Half Truths

It can happen even in careful systematic theology. How much more so in popular parlance? We take what the Bible actually teaches, rephrase it so we can understand it, and end up believing our own phrasing, rather than the actual … Continue reading

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Why are Christians so given to tribalism?

There is no need to give a defense of the conviction that Christians are given to tribalism. Thankfully, there is no “there is no tribalism” tribe in the church. One wag once said something to the effect that the sinfulness … Continue reading

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Lucky Galaxies

It’s Friday the 13th and I suspect there is not a one of you that woke up scared because of that fact. Some of you, no doubt, had other things to worry about, other fears to face. But that “unlucky” … Continue reading

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He Gave Us Songs

He was at least an insightful man, if not a wise man, who first said, “I care not who writes a nation’s laws, as long as I write the nation’s songs.” He understood that what shapes our lives is rather … Continue reading

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