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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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Remembering What The Lord Has Already Forgotten

It is one of the most precious of promises in all of God’s Word. In Psalm 103:12 and Hebrews 8:12 we are told that He remembers our sins no more. The promise is so precious, in fact, that we should … Continue reading

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Three Invaluable, Necessary, Life Changing Truths

There are three great truths which, to the extent that they are believed, result not just in eternal life, but in a faithful life in the here and now. Three truths that can never be too familiar, never too impactful, … Continue reading

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Some Dance to Forget: Walking in His Garden

It is a sure sign of the fall that we so egregiously miss what we lost. Jesus calls us to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness precisely because our priorities are all out of line. Even that … Continue reading

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Multiple Stops on the My Ways/Your Ways Highway

Right beside “Judge not, lest you be judged (Matt. 7:7), in the list of most misused texts we find this in Isaiah: “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. 9 “For … Continue reading

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Come and Go With Me: Finding Grace in the Gutter

Dwarves, as a rule, are a rather recalcitrant lot. It was their stubborn refusal to follow directions that caused some of them to suffer the indignity of being turned into dufflepuds, in C.S. Lewis’ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. … Continue reading

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Inkling of Wonder: Why This Calvinist Cherishes Lewis

I am a Calvinist. No, better to say that I am a rabid Calvinist. I am the son of a Calvinist. My spiritual grandfather was the Calvinist’s Calvinist, John Gerstner. When I consider my own theological education, I divide it … Continue reading

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The World’s Shortest Epic Poem: He Came Down

He Came Down The King without a shadow The prince that wars for peace The Love that binds Them both Revealer revealed the least. The Mother of all unions Bucket spilling singing stars Limping, laughing Lord of the dance Slaying … Continue reading

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How can I know if my church is preaching the gospel?

We who affirm the doctrine of total depravity often don’t believe we are totally depraved. It’s true enough that there are institutions and individuals who flat deny the doctrine. Then there are those who both affirm and deny. There is … Continue reading

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Looking for Love In All the Wrong Places…

We must not allow our grasp of total depravity to lead us to miss in us God’s image. We are plenty bad. Sin touches every part of us. We’re unable to do anything in ourselves pleasing to God, including coming … Continue reading

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