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Walking Together, Wherever He Leads Us

No mere human can see down the corridor of time. God has no need to, as He is above time and He wrote the story in the first place. He does from time to time reveal future events to His … Continue reading

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Love In His Kingdom: Bringing the Outside In

The kingdom of God is at war. The promise from the beginning was that the seed of the woman, our King, would come and crush the head of the seed of the serpent (Gen. 3:15). Jesus’ first step out of … Continue reading

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Classic JCE- Reductionism, Real Me and More

This week’s Classic Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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How can the church grow closer? Chewing on Community

Community and the Christian have something of a love-hate relationship. Most of us long to be part of a vibrant, immersive, community of love built around Jesus and the gospel. We also, however, want to be left alone. We don’t … Continue reading

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He Puts the Lonely in Families: Psalm 68:6

Most every night I gather my precious wife and our two still-at-home sons for prayer before bed. Many nights I pray in thanksgiving for God’s very specific grace in all four of our lives, that He puts the lonely in … Continue reading

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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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The Reformation Doctrine of A Catholic Love

“I know I have to love him, but I don’t have to like him.” There’s something to this, well, rationalization. That is, it contains both truth and rationalization. Our call to love one another doesn’t mean we can’t have some … Continue reading

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What about the mega-church model of small group ministries?

I once worked in an office that was quite caught up in a then well-known book. The E-Myth was a business book, written by Michael Gerber. His thesis was that successful businesses are those that learn to franchise themselves, after … Continue reading

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Eight Years Bearing the Sower’s Fruit with My Bride

Jesus’ public ministry, because Jesus changes everything, changed everything. It’s hard to believe such a short time, three years of public ministry, could render such potent change. It was not long after He ascended to the right hand of the … Continue reading

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How Does a Church Develop a Sense of Community?

There are two kinds of church goers in this world, those who simply want to be left alone, and those who long to be a part of a community. There are plenty of churches out there that cater to the … Continue reading

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