Fighting Grumbling with Gratitude: Finding Contentment in Christ One of the lessons I am learning right now is to stop grumbling and start giving thanks. In all fairness, you and I have much to be thankful for. In my life, my mom is still living. I get to serve in a fantastic ministry and work […]
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Jenn Greenberg was abused by her church-going father. Yet she is still a Christian. In her courageous, compelling book Not Forsaken, she reflects on how God brought life and hope in the darkest of situations. For a long time, I kept that Mother’s Day card blank, and folded between the pages of my Bible; the
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There is a certain injustice in the world that the crummiest guys live long lives and the best are taken from us too soon. And I like that the Bible is honest about this reality. It doesn’t sugar coat things. It doesn’t tell you that if you’re good enough bad things will never happen to
When we say the gospel is the answer to the world’s problems, we don’t mean some ethereal, high in the sky notion of abstract thought. The gospel changes hearts of humans, and the hands follow as a result depending on where the posture of our heart are at in a given moment. The Gospel Changes
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Mathew 7:17-18, “So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.” Faith, Works The doctrine of justification by faith alone is the doctrine on which the church stands or falls and is intrinsically linked to
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Every Christian should develop the ability to think rightly about spiritual matters. Every Christian should be like the Bereans of Acts 17, who examined the Scriptures to see what is true and what is false. In this article, I want to explain the essential issues that Christians should think about when choosing a church, buying
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In this article we will consider how to develop a plan for discernment. The importance of personal discernment cannot be overstated, because those who are unable to distinguish right from wrong will likely fall into serious error. Christians need to realize that this error comes in many forms, and it often looks good at first
Psalm 4:7-8, “You have put more joy in my heart then they have when their grain and wine abound. In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” I went to church camp every summer during high school. The five days at camp would be