Tag Archives: God’s love

How can Christians be more vulnerable?

By being more vulnerable. In a recent segment of my podcast, Jesus Changes Everything, I was speaking with my beloved wife on burnout among pastors. She had the great insight that not only do pastors often struggle with the burden … Continue reading

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Don’t Look Back

As a grade school child my conception of cool included too tight silk shirts, and blue jeans with more flair than Liberace. I even had my very own polyester jumpsuit. I looked like a cross between Howdy Doody and Elvis, … Continue reading

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Peace in the Valley

There is not just a valley but a deep chasm that separates what we know and what we feel. David, a soul so profoundly attuned to God’s own Spirit that God called him a man after His own heart, who … Continue reading

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In Which I Defend God’s “Unholiness”

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The Prophet, Keller’s Prodigal God & More

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Does God hear everyone’s prayers?

Of course He does. God not only hears everyone’s prayers, He knows them before they are even spoken (Psalm 139:4). There is nothing God does not hear. We will one day give an account for every idle word (Matthew 12:36). … Continue reading

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Our Prideful Humility, or Inheriting the Wind

Tim Keller’s excellent The Prodigal God not only potently draws our attention to the oft-missed second half, the story of the elder brother, but it potently answers a question I have long struggled with. What are the implications of the … Continue reading

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Blender Life- Goals; Meeting Jesus- The Woman

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Ask RC- Why is the church so full of pretense?

I’m no behaviorist, but I don’t need to be to understand this truth- that which you punish you get less of, and what you reward you get more of. We don’t like punishment, and seek to avoid it. We do … Continue reading

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Troop Zero, A Catechism Question, & Unashamed

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