Category Archives: repentance

Blood in Our Streets and the Blood on Our Hands

September 11, 2001, was, in many respects, a rather ordinary day. I began the day working at my desk, writing. But my plans quickly changed. Many of us spent hours staring not at our computer screens but at our television … Continue reading

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What It Means to Be a Christian II; Vrabel & Russini; & More

Where is our hope? Our outrage? Where is His good Hand? All this is found where? In today’s podcast. Find it, and then share it. This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Pharisee Pharisees and the Way Back Home

Dear Exvangelicals, I’m probably the last person you’d want to hear from, an old school evangelical. I’m more conservative politically than the most ardent President Trump fanboy. Reformed, head of my home, still affirming that marriage is only between one … Continue reading

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Check Out This Week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

An interview with friend and author David Knight on his new book What it Means to Be a Christian. Plus, all the president’s memes, Hosea the prophet and lessons learned from falling towers. Tune in, and come out the other … 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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Why do we have such a hard time grasping grace?

Because we need it. I mean that in two ways. First, we have a hard time grasping grace because we are sinners, and sin begins with pride. All of us, from the most pious saint to the most egregious sinner … Continue reading

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A Cat in a Dog’s World: BS in a Modern Age Episode 2

Part 2 of my dear friend Dave Nelson’s television program, A Cat in a Dog’s World: BS (Being Sanctified) in a Modern Age is now available. Dave and I continue our discussion on the pursuit of sanctification in our troubled … Continue reading

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Assessing Self Assessments: Poor Richard’s Lesson

The story is told that for a time a young Ben Franklin had the diligence to daily score his own performance on a number of character issues. On a scale of 1-10, how respectful had he been that day? How … Continue reading

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Should we undermine unbelievers’ Christian stereotypes?

I confess that I have been among the throng of sophomoric Christians. We all, along the way, thought up a brilliant idea to grow the kingdom of God. What if we blend together the coolness of the world and the … Continue reading

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